Football Preview: El Camino Wildcats vs. Oceanside Pirates
El Camino and Oceanside are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The El Camino Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Oceanside Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, El Camino earned a 22-9 victory over Mt. Carmel. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The critical scores for El Camino came from Leo Bell, Jordan Lilo, and Lilo.
One reason for the win was El Camino's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Zack Ballow was the leader with three.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oceanside). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Escondido 49-12 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Joseph Vinup continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also throwing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oceanside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oceanside wouldn't let Escondido keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oceanside can thank David Daniels and Geramiah Beamon for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Daniels a new career-high in rushing yards.
El Camino's record now sits at 3-1. As for Oceanside, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for El Camino against Oceanside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-8 victory. In that game, El Camino amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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