The Castle Park Trojans will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Mar Vista Mariners at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Castle Park has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 22.
On Friday, Castle Park took a blow against San Ysidro, falling 55-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mar Vista, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 40-39 victory over Southwest SD. The win continues a trend for the Mariners in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won nine in a row.
Mar Vista's win came from a few key players Castle Park will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Braylon Shumate, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards and one score on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two). Another player making a difference was Ciontae Fewell, who gained 164 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mar Vista's defensive line and their 3.3 sacks. Arise Alfred refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.3 sacks all by himself.
Castle Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mar Vista, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Castle Park lost to Mar Vista on the road by a decisive 50-35 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fewell, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 71 yards on only five carries. Now that the Trojans know 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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