The South Hills Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the West Covina Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-16, which was the final score in South Hills' tilt against St. Genevieve on Friday. The Huskies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-2.
Despite the defeat, South Hills got top-tier performance from Sebastian Morinaga, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, West Covina took their match at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over El Rancho. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Dons are ranked 601st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This is the second loss in a row for South Hills and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for West Covina, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
South Hills came up short against West Covina in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-10. Can South Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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