Football Recap: Yorba Linda Mustangs vs. Villa Park Spartans
Yorba Linda entered their tilt with Villa Park on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Villa Park Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 34-33 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cole Nerio continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yorba Linda was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Yorba Linda didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Knutson and Santiago Salas.
Although Villa Park took the loss, they still got scores from Luvie Clark and Nate Lewis.
Yorba Linda's record is now 5-1. As for Villa Park, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yorba Linda will take on San Juan Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Juan Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season. As for Villa Park, they will challenge Tesoro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tesoro also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 30 points per game.
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