The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will welcome the Carlsbad Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Costa Canyon's defense has only allowed nine points per game this season, so Carlsbad's offense will have their work cut out for them.
La Costa Canyon is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They lost to Torrey Pines on the road by a 20-6 margin back in October.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Carlsbad rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 42-2 victory over the Eagles. Carlsbad's win was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 13.15 points allowed on the season.
Carlsbad has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.7 points per game. As for La Costa Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
La Costa Canyon came up short against Carlsbad in their previous meeting back in October, falling 16-6. Can La Costa Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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