The Western Pioneers will face off against the Cypress Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Western will head out to face Cypress after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Western was beaten by El Modena 56-27. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Vanguards are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, a win for Cypress just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Capistrano Valley at home and fell 50-22. The Centurions were down 43-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bryson Busbee, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 53 yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards. Xavier Guerrero was another key passer, throwing for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Western's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-5. As for Cypress, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Western suffered a grim 44-20 defeat to Cypress when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Western, Aidan Houston (who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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