The Canyon Springs Cougars will face off against the Citrus Hill Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon Springs is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Canyon Springs will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Lakeside, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Canyon Springs claimed a resounding 53-12 victory over Lakeside on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Andre Larry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 301 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Holzendorf, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Canyon Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 404 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Canyon Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Howard Smith was especially locked on to Lakeside's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill managed to keep up with Perris until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Citrus Hill came up short against Perris, falling 28-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Canyon Springs pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Citrus Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Canyon Springs didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Citrus Hill in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. Does Canyon Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Citrus Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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