The Point Loma Pointers will square off against the Poway Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Point Loma will be strutting in after a victory while Poway will be coming in after a loss.
Point Loma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Valley Center with a sharp 28-7 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Point Loma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Romeo Carter out in front who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Point Loma is 3-1 when Carter posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 3-4 otherwise. Ryder Watson also helped out by tossing the rock for 251 yards.
Point Loma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter and Matteo Correia.
Meanwhile, Poway was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. The match between them and Mission Hills wasn't particularly close, with Poway falling 38-21. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 49th).
Poway might have lost, but man, Luke Jorgensen was a machine: he rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
Poway's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Point Loma, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Point Loma against Poway in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, as the squad secured a 38-0 win. Does Point Loma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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