With a playoff game on the line, San Gabriel rose to the challenge on Friday. They managed a 41-35 victory over the Costa Mesa Mustangs. The win was familiar territory for the Matadors who have now won five contests in a row.
Costa Mesa's loss came despite strong showings from Gavin Garza and Andrew Waiss. Garza rushed for 114 yards and four touchdowns, while Waiss rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Waiss a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory got San Gabriel back to even at 6-6. As for Costa Mesa, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
San Gabriel will square off against Duarte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Duarte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season. Costa Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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