The Sherman Oaks CES Knights will challenge the Blair Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sherman Oaks CES has three straight victories, Blair has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Sherman Oaks CES didn't have too much trouble with New Designs Watts at home as they won 22-8.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sherman Oaks CES's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nicholas Fuss and Daniel Truong, who racked up four sacks between them. Sherman Oaks CES got some further help from Jacob Ashikian: he picked up a sack, made nine total tackles, and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Blair fell victim to Faith Baptist and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Contenders on the road and fell 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Contenders are ranked second).
Sherman Oaks CES's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Blair, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Sherman Oaks CES against Blair in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 71-25 victory. Will Sherman Oaks CES repeat their success, or does Blair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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