Football Recap: Anaheim Takes a Loss

Anaheim fell victim to Western and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Western Pioneers on the road and fell 48-0. The Colonists haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Jason Garrett threw for 57 yards on three of 11 attempts. Xavier Aviles was his top target, picking up 31 receiving yards. On the ground, Eduardo Guardado rushed for 69 yards.

A big part of Western's victory came down to the chemistry between Chance Thomas and his top target Jj Amezcua. Thomas threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes while Amezcua picked up 206 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Amezcua's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. Jacob Taylor helped Thomas out on the ground, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown.

Anaheim's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Western, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Anaheim will welcome Loara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anaheim is facing Loara at the right time seeing as Loara is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Western, they will venture away from home to square off against Capistrano Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 907 yards in their previous games.

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