Football Recap: Mission College Prep Royals vs. El Modena Vanguards
Mission College Prep entered their contest against El Modena on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mission College Prep Royals were outmatched by the El Modena Vanguards at home and fell 48-21. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Vanguards are ranked 82nd).
Xzavior Guess was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 209 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes for El Modena. Guess' longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. Connor Smith was Guess' top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mission College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for El Modena, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Mission College Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley Christian is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Mission College Prep will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for El Modena, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Trabuco Hills at 7:00 p.m. on October 3rd. El Modena knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Trabuco Hills likes a good challenge.
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