Football Preview: Mission Viejo Diablos vs. Edison Chargers
The Mission Viejo Diablos will face off against the Edison Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mission Viejo comes in on 16 and Edison on six.
Last Friday, Mission Viejo didn't have too much trouble with San Clemente on the road as they won 23-7. The 23-point effort marked the Diablos' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Mission Viejo came from Cash Semonza, Bryan Lujano, and Hinesward Lilomaiava.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mission Viejo's defense and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jayden Hill and Kane Nolte, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. Hill also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in San Clemente's side was Jaden Williams, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Edison was able to grind out a solid win over Los Alamitos on Friday, taking the game 21-10.
Julius Gillick continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mission Viejo's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Edison, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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