Football Preview: Trabuco Hills Mustangs vs. El Modena Vanguards
Two dominant signal callers in Tristan Zale and Xzavior Guess are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Trabuco Hills Mustangs will challenge the El Modena Vanguards at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Trabuco Hills is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Corona del Mar just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 51-38 to the Sea Kings. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Sea Kings recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Trabuco Hills might have lost, but man, Landon Pompey was a machine: he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards. Alex Kiernan also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 115 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, El Modena put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mission College Prep 48-21 on the road. That 27 point margin sets a new team best for the Vanguards this season.
It was another big night for Guess, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Connor Smith was Guess' top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Trabuco Hills' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1. As for El Modena, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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