Brea Olinda is 8-1 against Esperanza since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Brea Olinda Wildcats will be playing at home against the Esperanza Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. Brea Olinda is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
It was a proper cat-fight when Brea Olinda faced off against Segerstrom on Friday. Brea Olinda walked away with a 30-18 win over Segerstrom.
The critical scores for Brea Olinda came from Nathan Aceves, Cullen Doyle, Jake Brooks, and Isaak Rivas-Melendez.
Brea Olinda's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Brooks and Nick Davis, who racked up seven sacks between them. Davis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Esperanza won against St. Margaret's last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Esperanza blew past Westminster, posting a 35-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Aztecs, who have now won three games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Travis Frazier was his usual excellent self, throwing for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Edward Khutshivili was Frazier's top target, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Esperanza wouldn't let Westminster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Esperanza can thank Khutshivili and Joseph Fields for forcing both of them. Esperanza got some further help from Elias Rodriguez: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Brea Olinda pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Esperanza, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Brea Olinda has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Esperanza, though, as they've been averaging only 79.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Brea Olinda came up short against Esperanza when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Brea Olinda, Jesse Deunsing (who rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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