The Calabasas Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calabasas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Calabasas beat Westlake 37-28. That's two games straight that the Coyotes have won by exactly nine points.
Calabasas' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kayne Miller, who gained 224 total yards and a touchdown, and Dominik Hardy, who threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Miller didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (1.0 for loss). Calabasas also got help from Dezmyn Hardy, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Calabasas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Magbanua and Simon Lazarovits. Magbanua has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Francis, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 35-14 on Friday.
The win made it two in a row for Calabasas and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for St. Francis, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-7 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Calabasas against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, as the team secured a 49-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis' Kevin Armstead, who rushed for 180 yards, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Calabasas to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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