University couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Thursday as they fell 34-17 to the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Eagles are ranked 299th).
Despite the loss, University still got an impressive performance from Carl Oldham, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. Oldham got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 74 yards.
Joshua Monroe had a dynamite game for Capistrano Valley Christian, rushing for 268 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Monroe is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game.
Capistrano Valley Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
University will take on Los Amigos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Capistrano Valley Christian, they will host Banning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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