The Lawndale Cardinals will take on the Leuzinger Olympians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawndale is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Lawndale is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Culver City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lawndale took a blow against Culver City, falling 41-13. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Centaurs are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Leuzinger beat Mira Costa 21-13 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Olympians.
Journee Tonga was his usual excellent self, rushing for 258 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Tonga is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 101 every time he's taken the field this season.
Leuzinger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Leuzinger didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamaal Fay and Melik King.
Lawndale's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Leuzinger, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Lawndale against Leuzinger when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 35-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawndale since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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