Santiago is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Thursday. After each having a week off, they and the Costa Mesa Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Santiago lost to Ocean View on the road by a 25-6 margin. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Costa Mesa waltzed into their matchup last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Centurions 54-14. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Santiago better focus on containing Andrew Waiss and Gavin Garza as the pair were huge in Costa Mesa's win. Waiss rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while Garza rushed for 201 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Waiss got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 68 yards.
Costa Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Costa Mesa's defense and their 6.5 sacks. Yosgart Munoz was especially locked on to Century's QB and sacked him three times. Louis Arreola was another major factor on D, forcing one fumble and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Costa Mesa's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Santiago, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Santiago skirted past Costa Mesa 24-22 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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