Football Preview: Mira Costa Mustangs vs. La Habra Highlanders
The Mira Costa Mustangs will face off against the La Habra Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mira Costa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while La Habra will come in with nine straight wins.
Last Friday, Mira Costa came up short against Palos Verdes and fell 20-13.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Habra). They blew past Foothill, posting a 49-14 victory. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of La Habra's win came down to the chemistry between Kenneth Saucedo and his top target DJ Mitchell. Saucedo gained 120 total yards and three touchdowns while Mitchell threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
La Habra pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Mira Costa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
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