After each having a week off, the Calabasas Coyotes and the Birmingham Patriots will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calabasas' defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Birmingham's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Birmingham is facing Calabasas at the wrong time: Calabasas suffered their first home loss of the season two weeks ago and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 20-17. The loss was the Coyotes' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Calabasas saw an underclassman step up: Dominik Hardy threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards. The dominant performance gave Hardy a new career-high in rushing yards. Dezmyn Hardy was Dominik's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Calabasas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Birmingham was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Hart, falling 35-9. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Hawks are ranked 131st).
Having lost for the first time this season, Calabasas fell to 3-1. As for Birmingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Calabasas beat Birmingham 20-13 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Does Calabasas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Birmingham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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