The Leuzinger Olympians will take on the Los Alamitos Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leuzinger is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.9 points per game this season.
Leuzinger's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-0 victory over Lawndale. Given the Olympians' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Cardinals are ranked 537th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Russell Sekona had a dynamite game for Leuzinger, throwing for 174 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Kelton Strickland, who gained 69 total yards and three touchdowns.
Leuzinger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Leuzinger's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jaymein Tuitele was especially locked on to Lawndale's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, a win for Los Alamitos just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Mission Viejo, falling 40-14.
Los Alamitos has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Leuzinger, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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