Two dominant backs in Jaxsen Stokes and Quaid Carr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sierra Canyon Trailblazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Servite Friars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sierra Canyon has five straight wins, Servite has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sierra Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Serra, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Sierra Canyon was ranked ninth). Sierra Canyon pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Serra on Friday.
Sierra Canyon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Massiah Mingo, who rushed for 25 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Mingo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Servite just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Santa Margarita on the road and fell 44-8.
Sierra Canyon pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.7 points per game. As for Servite, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Sierra Canyon might still be hurting after the 44-22 defeat they got from Servite when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Sierra Canyon, Noah Fifita (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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