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By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 4:57am

Football Preview: San Clemente Tritons vs. Mission Viejo Diablos

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The San Clemente Tritons will square off against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Clemente's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Mission Viejo's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Last Wednesday, San Clemente and Tesoro were almost perfectly matched up, but San Clemente suffered a 13-12 loss. The Tritons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Mission Viejo came up short against Westlake on Saturday and fell 22-14. While losing is never fun, the Diablos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Warriors are ranked 50th).

Mission Viejo might have lost, but man, Audrey Kays was a machine: she picked up 34 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Kays a new career-high in rushing yards.

San Clemente's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Mission Viejo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

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