The Compton Tarbabes will venture away from home to square off against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Compton will head out to face Lakewood after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Compton was beaten by Dorsey 40-6. The Tarbabes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against Mayfair on Friday and fell 38-31. The Lancers have struggled against the Monsoons recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood had strong showings from Kade Casillas, who threw for 277 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and Josiah "Jojo" Apisala, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Apisala's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Cecil Xavier Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Lakewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Compton's record now sits at 2-2. As for Lakewood, their record now sits at 2-2.
Compton was taken down by Lakewood 42-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Casillas, who threw for 315 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Compton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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