Sierra Canyon is 3-0 against Serra since October of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sierra Canyon Trailblazers will venture away from home to face off against the Serra Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Sierra Canyon sitting on four straight wins and Serra on five.
Sierra Canyon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Loyola 45-0. Given the Trailblazers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cubs are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sierra Canyon found their leader in sophomore Jaxsen Stokes, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Stokes' longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Sierra Canyon also got a significant boost from Dane Dunn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
Stokes was just one part of a punishing run game: Sierra Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Serra). They breezed by Bishop Amat to the tune of 52-21 on Friday. The Cavaliers pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lancers had little chance of recovering from.
Jimmy Butler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 176 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cj Mcbean, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Serra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mcbean and Anthony Pignatello. Pignatello also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Sierra Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Serra, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Sierra Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Serra when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Canyon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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