After each having a week off, the Los Alamitos Griffins and the Edison Chargers will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Los Alamitos is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Los Alamitos was ranked 21st). Los Alamitos took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln last Saturday. The Griffins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Edison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Highlanders 42-14 at home. Considering the Chargers have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Julius Gillick, who rushed for 224 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.4 rushing touchdowns per game.
Edison didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ayden Degiacomo and Will Harrison. Harrison is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Los Alamitos' loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Edison, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Los Alamitos was able to grind out a solid win over Edison in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Alamitos since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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