Football Preview: Laguna Beach Breakers vs. Dana Hills Dolphins
Laguna Beach has won four straight games at home, while Dana Hills has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Laguna Beach Breakers will welcome the Dana Hills Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. Laguna Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.
Laguna Beach is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Aliso Niguel just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 34-14 to the Wolverines. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Breakers, who until this contest were averaging 8.63 points allowed.
Although Laguna Beach took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Bogdan and Declan Murray.
Meanwhile, Dana Hills strolled past Fountain Valley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-24. Given the Dolphins' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Barons are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dana Hills relied on the efforts of Vanden Dugger, who threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and Radley Geiss, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Dugger 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 dating back to last season. James Leicester was Dugger's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dana Hills wouldn't let Fountain Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dana Hills can thank Thompson Foulger and Charlie ?Chuck? Eckl for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Laguna Beach fell to 7-1. As for Dana Hills, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Laguna Beach strolled past Dana Hills in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 24-10. Does Laguna Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dana Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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