Football Preview: Inglewood Sentinels vs. Mira Costa Mustangs
Inglewood has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Mira Costa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Inglewood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Lawndale on the road to the tune of 42-0. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Sentinels this season.
Inglewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Victor Santino led the charge by rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingston Tisdell, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Inglewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mira Costa). They put the hurt on Culver City with a sharp 56-34 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Mira Costa can attribute much of their success to Aj Mcbean, who rushed for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and Liam Meeker, who rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Meeker's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
Mira Costa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Barrett Ryan and Bradley Shearer. Mira Costa got some further help from Brady Nuthall: he picked up four sacks and made six total tackles.
Inglewood's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Mira Costa, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Inglewood took a serious blow against Mira Costa when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 50-21. Will Inglewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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