Football Preview: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. Hoover Cardinals
Two dominant signal callers in Trey Arnold and Hezekiah Manuel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mission Bay Buccaneers will head out to take on the Hoover Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mission Bay is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Mission Bay against Crawford as the team secured a 49-21 victory. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Colts are ranked 728th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nestor Bautista had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 102 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mission Bay proved: they limited Crawford to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Nereo Kraft for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mission Bay didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.8.
Chance Strinden
| 10/24/25 @ Crawford | 9 |
| 10/10/25 vs Mira Mesa | 8 |
| 10/03/25 vs Patrick Henry | 10 |
| 09/26/25 vs Montgomery | 9 |
| 09/19/25 vs Coronado | 5 |
Mission Bay's defense didn't let Giovanni Garcia, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Chance Strinden was especially locked on to Crawford's QB and sacked him twice. Strinden is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last five games he's played. Kraft was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hoover and Canyon Hills, and Canyon Hills kept the tradition alive. The Cardinals took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rattlers on Saturday.
Mission Bay's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Hoover, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Mission Bay against Hoover when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buccaneers since the team 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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