Two dominant backs in Sean Morris Ii and Eimesse Essis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Loyola Cubs will head out on the road to take on the Tustin Tillers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Loyola and Notre Dame (SO) were almost perfectly matched up, but Loyola suffered a 35-34 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Cubs in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Loyola might have lost, but man, Morris Ii was a machine: he rushed for 307 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Morris Ii a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Loyola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Loyola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brandon Lockhart and Brock Bojorquez. Loyola is 3-1 when Lockhart posts one or more interceptions, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Tustin waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 21-10 victory over the Cougars. The 21-point effort marked the Tillers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Essis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 182 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Montrevian Cushionberry, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tustin's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jon Ioane and Taven Epps, who racked up four sacks between them.
Loyola's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Tustin, their record is now 9-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
