After each having a week off, the Troy Warriors and the Segerstrom Jaguars will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Troy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Segerstrom is facing Troy at the wrong time: Troy suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (33), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Troy might have lost, but man, Ethan Mundt was a machine: he rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Mundt's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Huss, who gained 127 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Segerstrom has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. They came up short against El Modena, falling 49-24. The loss was the Jaguars' first of the season.
Defeat or not, Segerstrom got some senior leadership from Jesse Lopez and Nicholas Cervantes. Lopez threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, while Cervantes picked up 155 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Troy fell to 3-1. As for Segerstrom, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Troy strolled past Segerstrom in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 39-25. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Segerstrom's Ayden Morales, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Troy still be able to contain Morales? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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