Edison is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while La Serna is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Edison Chargers will host the La Serna Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Edison will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Edison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Fountain Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-6 victory at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Edison had a senior duo take command as Julius Gillick rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries and Savelio Niumata rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Niumata a new career-high in rushing yards. Carson Schmidt made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for La Serna's offense. They came up short against Crean Lutheran on Friday, falling 20-0. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Lancers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Edison now has a winning record of 3-2. As for La Serna, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Edison has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 249 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like La Serna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 155.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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