Two dominant signal callers in Jaylen Patterson and Brady Smigiel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The San Jacinto Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Newbury Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Jacinto's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Temescal Canyon. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Titans are ranked 414th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jomini Ransom and Patterson were among the main playmakers for San Jacinto as the former rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries and the latter threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave Ransom a new career-high in rushing yards.
San Jacinto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
San Jacinto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Markus Jones, Jeremiah Brown, and Daylen Love picked up one apiece. Brown is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Newbury Park put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rio Mesa 41-2. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
It was another big night for Smigiel, who threw for 185 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Kayin Booker helped Smigiel out on the ground, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown.
San Jacinto pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Newbury Park, their record is now 10-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as San Jacinto and Newbury Park have no problem gaining yardage. San Jacinto has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 400.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Newbury Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 372.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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