The Costa Mesa Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Loara Saxons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Costa Mesa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Costa Mesa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 48-43 W over La Quinta on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Costa Mesa's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gavin Garza, who rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Garza a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Waiss was another key passer, throwing for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
Costa Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Costa Mesa wouldn't let La Quinta keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Costa Mesa can thank Govern Nguyen and Ryan Lowry for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Loara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 29-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santiago.
Despite the defeat, Loara had strong showings from Aiden Gomez, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Jorge Rodriguez, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Diego Garcia was in the mix too, providing Loara with a touchdown.
Costa Mesa's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Loara, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Costa Mesa strolled past Loara in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 22-7. Will Costa Mesa repeat their success, or does Loara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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