After four games on the road, University City is heading back home. They will welcome the Mira Mesa Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Mira Mesa likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, University City was fully in charge, breezing past Westview 62-27 on the road. Fans of the Centurions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
University City can attribute much of their success to Nakeem Jones, who gained 174 total yards and two touchdowns, and Quentyn DeMara, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. DeMara is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Deshaun Hille helped DeMara out on the ground, rushing for ten yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: University City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of Charter Oak. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Chargers are ranked 79th).
University City pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mira Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
University City was dealt a bruising 62-26 defeat at the hands of Mira Mesa in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Thankfully for University City, Elijah Thomas (who rushed for 248 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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