The Saugus Centurions will square off against the Castaic Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saugus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Saugus will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They came up short against West Ranch, falling 48-24.
Although Saugus took the loss, they still got scores from Matt Long, Landon Lattimore, and Jake Nuttall.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Castaic made sure to put some points up on the board against West Ranch on Thursday. Castaic took down West Ranch 42-28. The victory was some much needed relief for the Coyotes as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Monty Coleman and Luke Deperno. Coleman had a great game and gained 169 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Deperno was balling out in the loss, rushing for 169 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two touchdowns.
Saugus' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Castaic, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Things could have been worse for Saugus, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-28 loss to Castaic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Saugus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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