Lakewood is 0-10 against Long Beach Poly since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lakewood Lancers will challenge the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakewood took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Compton a 57-0 shutout. The match marked the Lancers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
It was another big night for Kade Casillas, who threw for 246 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Nytrell Miller helped Casillas out on the ground, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lakewood's defense and their three sacks. Soloalofa Lepaga-Ili was especially locked on to Compton's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They claimed a resounding 33-0 win over Jordan at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jackrabbits just coasted through the last quarter.
Long Beach Poly wouldn't let Jordan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Patrick Taliauli, Pierce Tusa, and Tusa picked up one apiece. Taliauli has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Lakewood now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Long Beach Poly, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Lakewood was taken down by Long Beach Poly 48-19 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lakewood, Darius Curry (who threw for 368 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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