Two dominant backs in Coby Herman and Jake Morrison are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will be playing at home against the Carlsbad Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Costa Canyon is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If La Costa Canyon beats Carlsbad with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. In a tight game that could have gone either way, La Costa Canyon made off with a 28-27 victory over Mission Hills.
Herman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 43 receiving yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad beat Torrey Pines 21-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
It was another big night for Morrison, who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Carlsbad was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Carlsbad didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nixxon Gutridge and Tadd Mitchell.
La Costa Canyon pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Carlsbad, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. La Costa Canyon has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 357.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Carlsbad struggles in that department as they've been averaging 383.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
La Costa Canyon came up short against Carlsbad when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 41-34. Thankfully for La Costa Canyon, Julian Sayin (who threw for 441 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) 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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