The Canyon Cowboys will head out to face off against the Saugus Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon will be strutting in after a win while Saugus will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Canyon made off with a 36-35 victory over Castaic. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cowboys.
Canyon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Semaj Richardson out in front who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Richardson showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 68 yards. Another passer making a difference was Sebastian Martinez, who threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Saugus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Valencia, falling 62-21. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Vikings are ranked 221st).
Saugus' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jake Nuttall, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Landon Lattimore, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Canyon pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Saugus, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Canyon strolled past Saugus in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Does Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saugus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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