Leuzinger had won four straight games and Journee Tonga did his part to make it five on Friday. The Olympians walked away with a 27-14 win over the Mira Costa Mustangs for which the team can thank Tonga, who rushed for 209 yards and two scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Fakaanga (Sharkee) Vanisi
| 10/24/25 vs Mira Costa | 2 |
| 10/17/25 vs Culver City | 1 |
| 10/09/25 vs Palos Verdes | 1 |
| 08/29/25 vs Palmdale | 2 |
| 08/22/25 @ Long Beach Poly | 2.5 |
One reason for the win was Leuzinger's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Fakaanga (Sharkee) Vanisi was especially locked on to Mira Costa's QB and sacked him twice. Thanks to that big game, Vanisi is now up to 8.5 sacks on the season. Leuzinger got some further help from Ted Tuimauga: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Mira Costa still got an impressive performance from Liam Meeker, who rushed for 87 yards and one TD.
Leuzinger's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Mira Costa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Leuzinger didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-10 win against Lawndale on the 30th. As for Mira Costa, they have also already played their next contest, an 18-15 defeat against Palos Verdes on the 31st.
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