Carpinteria has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They and the Grace Lancers are set to duel.
Carpinteria is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Nordhoff on Friday. Carpinteria fell 14-7 to Nordhoff. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Grace took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-7 victory over Channel Islands. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won five games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Ethan Lasecla was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 223 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. His longest rush was for an incredible 91 yards.
Grace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Carpinteria has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Grace, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Carpinteria came up short against Grace in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 36-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lasecla, who rushed for 317 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 131 yards and a touchdown. Now that Carpinteria knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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