After two weeks on the road, Saugus is heading back home. They will square off against Canyon at 7:00 PM on Friday. Saugus strut in flaunting some offensive muscle with an average of 32.89 points per game.
Saugus' and Valencia's matchup last Friday was up for grabs at halftime, but Saugus were thoroughly outmatched in the second half. Saugus have to be aching after a bruising 14-41 defeat to Valencia. Defeat or not, Saugus got some senior leadership from Matthew Ballentine, who caught passes for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Cole Gallagher, who passed for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. In fact, with nine tackles Thompson was a force on both sides of the ball.
Meanwhile, Canyon have been struggling to pick up a victory, with their contest against Golden Valley making it four winless games in a row. Canyon fell just short of Golden Valley by a score of 33-35. Things were expected to be close, but in this case the state rankings mixed up the winning team.
With the two teams each stumbling in off of a loss, both will be hungry for the win. If Canyon want to win, Canyon will need to focus on stopping Saugus' senior Matthew Ballentine, who caught passes for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns, and senior Cole Gallagher, who passed for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. We'll see whether or not they are up to the challenge.
See how Canyon vs. Saugus plays out in the box score
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