Two dominant signal callers in Nicholas Hoang and Russell Sekona are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Culver City Centaurs will challenge the Leuzinger Olympians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Culver City has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Leuzinger will arrive with three straight wins.
Culver City is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mira Costa on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Centaurs lost 37-14 to the Mustangs. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hoang and Liam Meeker. Meeker had a great game and threw for 207 yards and two TDs. Meanwhile, Hoang was balling out in the loss, throwing for 259 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger hadn't done well against Palos Verdes recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Olympians put the hurt on the Sea Kings with a sharp 40-14 victory. The Olympians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Leuzinger's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Jaylen Cox was the leader with two sacks. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Pakipole Moala got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Culver City now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Leuzinger, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Culver City took a serious blow against Leuzinger in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 34-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Olympians' Journee Tonga, who rushed for 246 yards and four TDs while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Now that the Centaurs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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