The Santa Barbara Dons will face off against the Moorpark Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Moorpark is hoping to do what Dos Pueblos couldn't on Friday: put an end to Santa Barbara's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Santa Barbara simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dos Pueblos 49-0 at home. Fans of the Dons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Laird Finkel and his top target Tomas Gil. Finkel threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes while Gil picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) also went to Carter Debusk, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Moorpark put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Garces Memorial 45-7 at home. Given the Musketeers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Rams are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eli Hensley had an outrageously good game as he threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Cooper Cronquist was another key player, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Santa Barbara's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Moorpark, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Santa Barbara has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 279 passing yards per game. Moorpark, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 149.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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