The La Mirada Matadores will take on the Tesoro Titans 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'.
Last Friday, La Mirada was beaten by Western 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Matadores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Pioneers are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Tesoro lost to San Marcos at home by a 42-28 margin on Friday.
Tesoro might have lost, but man, Cash O'Byrne was a machine: he rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 257 yards on 24 of 42 attempts. A healthy portion of that aerial production (124 yards to be exact) went to Campbell Schamel.
La Mirada's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Tesoro, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
La Mirada came out on top in a nail-biter against Tesoro in their previous matchup back in August of 2014, sneaking past 26-23. Will La Mirada repeat their success, or does Tesoro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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