La Costa Canyon is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Cathedral Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
La Costa Canyon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Torrey Pines 28-0. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Falcons are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coby Herman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 79 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic won against Madison back in October with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. Cathedral Catholic blew past Point Loma, posting a 55-6 victory. The Dons' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Brady Palmer was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Cathedral Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.8 points. As for La Costa Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Herman and Jake Funderburg. Herman just won't slow down this season and has averaged 61.1 receiving yards per game. Funderburg has been a dominant force too and has averaged 17.1 receiving yards per game.
La Costa Canyon was dealt a bruising 42-9 loss at the hands of Cathedral Catholic when the teams last played back in August of 2019. Thankfully for La Costa Canyon, Zavien Watson (who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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