It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over the Cypress Centurions.
Despite the defeat, Cypress saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Xavier Guerrero threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. A healthy portion of Guerrero's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Caden Rynders.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Cypress, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will face off against Segerstrom at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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