The St. Paul Swordsmen will host the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Paul is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cathedral just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Phantoms by a score of 16-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Swordsmen in their matchups with the Phantoms: they've now lost seven in a row.
Gabriel Castaneda put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns. St. Paul is 4-1 when Castaneda posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thousand Oaks, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They secured a 34-28 W over Santa Barbara on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lancers needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Thousand Oaks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Sullivan and James Luderer.
St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Thousand Oaks, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-4.
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