Football Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Huntington Beach Oilers
On Friday La Habra will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 7:00 p.m. La Habra's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Huntington Beach's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, La Habra strolled past El Dorado with points to spare, taking the game 25-7. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Habra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kenneth Saucedo and Ulavai Fetuli.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-3 win over Laguna Hills. That looming 42-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Oilers yet this season.
Brady Edmunds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 274 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. He has become a key player for Huntington Beach: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Troy Foster was Edmunds' top target, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Huntington Beach's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Trent Clark with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
La Habra's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Huntington Beach, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: DJ Mitchell and Edmunds. Mitchell has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 91.5 passing yards and has 8 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Edmunds has averaged 274.2 passing yards and has 15 passing touchdowns on the season.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. La Habra has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 276.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Huntington Beach, though, as they've been averaging only 85.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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