On Friday, Los Alamitos faced Mission Viejo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Los Alamitos Griffins came up short against the Mission Viejo Diablos, falling 40-14. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Griffins of the 34-28 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Luke Fahey had an outrageously good game for Mission Viejo as he threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Fahey has posted since back in December of 2023. Cash Semonza did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
Los Alamitos dropped their record down to 5-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mission Viejo, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Los Alamitos will square off against Leuzinger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leuzinger's defense has only allowed 13.1 points per game this season, so Los Alamitos' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission Viejo, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Centennial will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Mission Viejo surely won't give up without a fight.
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