Football Preview: La Mirada Matadores vs. La Habra Highlanders
The La Mirada Matadores are taking a road trip to challenge the La Habra Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, La Mirada finally turned things around against Jordan on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 29-7. The Matadores' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, La Habra had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 42-8 at home. Considering the Highlanders have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Habra to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenneth Saucedo, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for eight yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Habra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 264 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
La Mirada's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for La Habra, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
La Mirada strolled past La Habra when the teams last played back in September of 2014 by a score of 45-28. Will La Mirada repeat their success, or does La Habra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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