Football Preview: Oceanside Pirates vs. Mission Hills Grizzlies
Oceanside is 2-8 against Mission Hills since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oceanside Pirates will host the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Oceanside was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Fe Christian, taking the game 26-14.
Meanwhile, Mission Hills never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Westview 42-0 at home. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Wolverines are ranked 510th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Oceanside back to even at 1-1. As for Mission Hills, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Oceanside ended up a good deal behind Mission Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mission Hills' Troy Huhn, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Oceanside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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