The Sierra Canyon Trailblazers will venture away from home to challenge the Mater Dei Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sierra Canyon comes in on six and Mater Dei on 15.
Sierra Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Servite as Sierra Canyon made off with a 38-14 victory. Considering the Trailblazers have won seven games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sierra Canyon's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dane Dunn, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns. Jaxsen Stokes was another key back, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei faced Orange Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Mater Dei put the hurt on Orange Lutheran with a sharp 38-14 victory. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Mater Dei can attribute much of their success to Dash Beierly, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Jordon Davison, who rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns. Those 75 rushing yards gave Beierly a new career-high. Marcus Harris also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.
Mater Dei's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.2 points per game. As for Sierra Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Sierra Canyon has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mater Dei struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sierra Canyon took a serious blow against Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 42-14. Thankfully for Sierra Canyon, Elijah Brown (who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 54 yards on only five carries) 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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