On Friday Scripps Ranch will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will face off against the University City Centurions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Scripps Ranch: 14.7, University City: 14.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Scripps Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-7 win over Mission Bay. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 560th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, University City put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Brawley by a score of 21-13. The 21-point effort marked the Centurions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
University City can attribute much of their success to Quentyn DeMara, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and Nakeem Jones, who rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Jones is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 142 every time he's taken the field this season.
University City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Scripps Ranch pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for University City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Scripps Ranch couldn't quite finish off University City when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 33-30. Can Scripps Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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