Football Preview: Chaparral Pumas vs. Mission Viejo Diablos
The Chaparral Pumas will venture away from home 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 contest 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. Chaparral also got a significant boost from Noah Charfauros, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chaparral's defense and their five sacks. Shane Klingelberg was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 3.5himself. He 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 had just enough and edged Basha out 31-28. The 31-point effort marked the Diablos' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mission Viejo wouldn't let Basha keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mission Viejo can thank Jeron Jones and Jaden Williams for forcing both of them.
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 might still be hurting after the 31-11 defeat they got from Mission Viejo in their previous matchup back in October of 2014. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chaparral was down 24-3.
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