The Culver City Centaurs will be playing at home against the Leuzinger Olympians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Culver City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season.
Culver City is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mira Costa just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 56-34.
Culver City might have lost, but man, Seth Shigg was a machine: he threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Harley Moore, who picked up 237 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Culver City wouldn't let Mira Costa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Culver City can thank Myles Singleton and Drew Glymph for forcing both of them. Singleton's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 115 receiving yards dating back to last season. Culver City got some further help from Jordan Njoku: he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Leuzinger came up short against Palos Verdes on Friday and fell 21-14. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Olympians came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Sea Kings are ranked 172nd).
Despite the loss, Leuzinger got top-tier performance from Journee Tonga, who rushed for 279 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Leuzinger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Culver City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Leuzinger, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Culver City has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 291.4 passing yards per game. Leuzinger, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 278.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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