Football Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Mission Viejo Diablos
The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to take on the Mission Viejo Diablos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Chaparral has four wins , while Mission Viejo has 13 dating back to last season).
Chaparral's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Great Oak for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-0 victory on the road. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Chaparral's win came down to the chemistry between Dane Weber and his top target Caden "CB" Butler. Weber threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Butler picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Weber is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Jayce Venable was in the mix too, providing Chaparral with two touchdowns.
Chaparral wouldn't let Great Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chaparral can thank Shane Klingelberg and Corbin Frutos for forcing both of them. Klingelberg also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo's offense rose to the challenge against a Bears defense that boasted an average of only 14.75 points allowed on Friday. Mission Viejo skirted past Basha 31-28. The 31-point effort marked the Diablos' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Mission Viejo, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Chaparral suffered a grim 31-11 defeat to Mission Viejo in their previous meeting back in October of 2014. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chaparral was down 24-3.
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