The Damien Spartans will square off against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
JSerra Catholic is facing Damien at the wrong time: Damien suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 34-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Spartans couldn't quite close it out.
Damien's loss came about despite a quality game from Isaiah Arriaza, who threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. With that strong performance, Arriaza is now averaging an impressive 305.5 passing yards per game.
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. JSerra Catholic came out on top against Lincoln by a score of 28-19. The Lions' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Damien fell to 3-1. As for JSerra Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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