Football Preview: Trabuco Hills Mustangs vs. Tustin Tillers
Trabuco Hills has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tustin Tillers at 7:00 p.m. Trabuco Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Trabuco Hills had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but El Modena put an end to it on Thursday. Trabuco Hills lost 30-7 to El Modena. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Trabuco Hills got top-tier performance from Alex Kiernan, who picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kiernan is becoming a predictor of Trabuco Hills' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Tustin took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over Cypress. The result was nothing new for the Tillers, who have now won four games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Eimesse Essis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 44 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Rufai Azeez, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Trabuco Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Tustin, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Trabuco Hills has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 278.7 passing yards per game. Tustin, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 201.5 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Trabuco Hills might still be hurting after the 40-19 loss they got from Tustin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Trabuco Hills, Mackenzie Alleyne (who picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown) 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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