The Castaic Coyotes will challenge the Saugus Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Castaic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Castaic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against West Ranch on Thursday. Castaic enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over West Ranch. The win was some much needed relief for the Coyotes as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Monty Coleman and Luke Deperno. Coleman had a great game and gained 169 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Deperno was balling out in the loss, rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a victory for Saugus just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 48-24 to West Ranch.
Although Saugus took the loss, they still got scores from Matt Long, Landon Lattimore, and Jake Nuttall.
Castaic's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Saugus, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Castaic has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Saugus, though, as they've been averaging only 66.1. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Castaic strolled past Saugus when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Saugus' Lucas Francke, who rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Castaic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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