Football Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Mira Costa Mustangs
The La Habra Highlanders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mira Costa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. La Habra is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
La Habra is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Foothill 49-14 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
A big part of La Habra's victory came down to the chemistry between Kenneth Saucedo and his top target DJ Mitchell. Saucedo gained 120 total yards and three touchdowns while Mitchell threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Meanwhile, Mira Costa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 20-13 to Palos Verdes.
La Habra's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points per game. As for Mira Costa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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