Crean Lutheran has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cypress Centurions at 5:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Crean Lutheran: 11.1, Cypress: 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
If Crean Lutheran beats Cypress with 20 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Crean Lutheran came out on top against Warren by a score of 20-12 on Saturday.
Crean Lutheran's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Allyson Schmida led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself. She also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Crean Lutheran is undefeated when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 4-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Cypress was able to grind out a solid win over Downey on Saturday, taking the game 20-13. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Vikings are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crean Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Cypress, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Crean Lutheran and Cypress were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Crean Lutheran suffered an agonizing 14-13 defeat. Can Crean Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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