Two dominant backs in Noe Najera and Henry Vega are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Century Centurions will head out to take on the Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Century is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Saddleback on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Century lost 42-21 to Saddleback. The Centurions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Century might have lost, but man, Najera was a machine: he rushed for 203 yards while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Najera a new career-high in rushing yards. Daniel Joya handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
Even though they lost, Century was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saddleback only rushed for 208.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Godinez Fundamental). They took down Savanna 36-18 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.
It was another big night for Vega, who rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was Godinez Fundamental's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Matteo Picou was especially locked on to Savanna's QB and sacked him three times.
Century's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Godinez Fundamental, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Century has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 370.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for Godinez Fundamental, though, as they've been averaging only 240.8. Will Century be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Godinez Fundamental flip the script?
Century took a serious blow against Godinez Fundamental in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-6. Thankfully for Century, Kevin Contreras (who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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