Football Preview: Huntington Beach Oilers vs. Newport Harbor Sailors
Huntington Beach is 0-5 against Newport Harbor since September of 2023 but things could change on Saturday. The Huntington Beach Oilers will square off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Huntington Beach comes in on six and Newport Harbor on 23.
Huntington Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Ventura 35-20. Huntington Beach's victory was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 12.5 points allowed on the season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Roxie Shaia and Ava Ortman. Shaia had a great game and threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.1% of her passes. Meanwhile, Ortman was balling out in the loss, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 119 yards on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor's offense rose to the challenge against a Chargers defense that boasted an average of only 13.87 points allowed on Tuesday. Newport Harbor enjoyed a cozy 33-14 win over Dos Pueblos. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Chargers are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington Beach is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Newport Harbor, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Huntington Beach ended up a good deal behind Newport Harbor in their previous meeting back in September, losing 27-13. Can Huntington Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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