The Tennyson Lancers and the San Leandro Pirates are set to duel on Friday.
Tennyson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points back in September, they were much more limited against Bishop O'Dowd two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Dragons, falling 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Dragons are ranked 159th).
San Leandro's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Foothill on Friday. San Leandro pulled ahead with a 13-12 photo finish over Berkeley. The 13-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tennyson now has a losing record at 2-3. As for San Leandro, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Tennyson didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against San Leandro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-18 victory. Will Tennyson repeat their success, or does San Leandro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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