Football Recap: El Modena Triumphs Behind Punishing Ground Game + How To Watch

The third road matchup was the charm for El Modena, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They strolled past the Trabuco Hills Mustangs with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7. That's more bragging rights for the Vanguards, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Ethan Sorenson

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/03/25 @ Trabuco Hills	120
09/18/25 vs San Pedro	67
10/10/24 @ Western	56
08/29/25 @ Dana Hills	49
09/05/25 vs Newport Harbor	45

Ethan Sorenson was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 120 yards and a pair of TDs on only 14 carries, and also threw for 139 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 120 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: El Modena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 166.3.

Despite the loss, Trabuco Hills still got an impressive performance from Tristan Zale, who rushed for 44 yards and one score, and also threw for 244 yards on 20 of 29 attempts.

El Modena is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Trabuco Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

El Modena didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-21 win against Western on the 10th. As for Trabuco Hills, they have also already played their next game, a 42-14 defeat against Tustin on the 10th.