Crawford is 0-4 against La Jolla Country Day since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crawford Colts will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crawford is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against El Cajon Valley. Crawford breezed by El Cajon Valley on the road to the tune of 31-0 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Colts have posted since September 1, 2023.
Crawford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Philip Huynh, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Trevon Blanks was Huynh's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Crawford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blanks and Zydan Idris. Crawford got some further help from Jeffrey Krantz: he made 20 total tackles.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They really took it to Chula Vista for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-6 win at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Garrett Ace had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was DJ Nwagbou, who rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Nwagbou wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: La Jolla Country Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chula Vista only rushed for 52.
Crawford was dealt a bruising 37-7 defeat at the hands of La Jolla Country Day when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Crawford, Jaden Mangini (who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes) 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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