Football Preview: San Marin Mustangs vs. Casa Grande Gauchos
The San Marin Mustangs will take on the Casa Grande Gauchos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marin is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, San Marin made easy work of Moreau Catholic and carried off a 34-12 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Mariners are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande didn't have done well against Rancho Cotate recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Casa Grande put the hurt on Rancho Cotate with a sharp 34-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gauchos.
Danny Mercado was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brady Laubscher was Mercado's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Casa Grande was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
San Marin's record now sits at 3-0. As for Casa Grande, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
San Marin came out on top in a nail-biter against Casa Grande when the teams last played back in September of 2019, sneaking past 17-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Marin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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