After two games on the road, Tesoro is heading back home. They will welcome the Cypress Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tesoro is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of La Serna by a score of 31-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Tesoro got top-tier performance from Cash O'Byrne, who threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Campbell Schamel was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Cypress was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lawndale 42-14 on the road. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cypress found their leader in underclassman Xavier Guerrero, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Anthony, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Cypress' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Alijah Ashcraft, Matthew Baldonado, and Tyler White picked up one apiece. White is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cypress was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tesoro's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Cypress, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Tesoro has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 350.2 passing yards per game. Cypress, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 169.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Tesoro strolled past Cypress when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-14. Does Tesoro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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