Football Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Yorba Linda Mustangs
The Chaparral Pumas will take on the Yorba Linda Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked 21st). Chaparral was beaten by Centennial 54-12 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Pumas couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the defeat, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dane Weber threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards. Chaparral also got help from Tycen Johnson, who showed off his sure hands for 100 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Yorba Linda had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Sea Kings by a score of 21-14.
Yorba Linda can attribute much of their success to Holden Nagin, who rushed for 117 yards on only eight carries, and also threw for 23 yards and a touchdown. Those 117 rushing yards gave Nagin a new career-high.
Yorba Linda pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.2 points per game. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Chaparral has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yorba Linda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 209.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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