Football Recap: Charter Oak Chargers vs. Mira Mesa Marauders
On Friday, the Charter Oak Chargers took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over the Mira Mesa Marauders. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Marauders are ranked 558th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corin Berry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 338 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 302 passing yards per game. Marquis Bradley was Berry's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Charter Oak's defense and their 3.5 sacks. Aaron Rivera was especially locked on to Mira Mesa's QB and sacked him twice.
Mira Mesa's loss came despite strong showings from Amari Sanders and Parker Rhea. Sanders picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Rhea threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Sanders' longest reception was for an incredible 81 yards.
Charter Oak's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mira Mesa, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Charter Oak didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-3 win against Claremont on the 4th. As for Mira Mesa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-21 loss against University City on the 4th.
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