The Temescal Canyon Titans will square off against the Elsinore Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Temescal Canyon after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Vista were almost perfectly matched up, but Temescal Canyon suffered a 21-20 defeat. Despite 161 more yards than the Panthers, the Titans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jordan Guerrero and Alex Cosme. Cosme had a great game and gained 86 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Guerrero was balling out in the loss, rushing for 228 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 47 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Temescal Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vista only rushed for 116.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Elsinore beat Diamond Ranch 11-7 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Elsinore's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Camden Webb.
Temescal Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Elsinore, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Temescal Canyon took a serious blow against Elsinore in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elsinore's Jaden Evans, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Now that Temescal Canyon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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