Two dominant backs in Jacob Walker and Makhi Czaykowski are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lancaster Eagles will challenge the Beckman Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Lancaster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with an 18-7 victory over La Quinta.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lancaster's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Shakir Freeman and Armani Cortez-Castillo, who racked up four sacks between them. Cortez-Castillo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Zeon Camps was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Beckman's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Marina on Friday. Beckman took down Rancho Mirage 42-26.
Beckman's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Noah Nam, who rushed for 19 yards and four touchdowns, and Aidan Tran, who gained 208 total yards. The dominant performance also gave Tran a new career-high in rushing yards (166). Noah Czaykowski also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Beckman wouldn't let Rancho Mirage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Beckman can thank Mykhaylo Karpukhin and CJ Bertoni for forcing both of them.
Beckman pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for Lancaster, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lancaster has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Beckman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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