Yucca Valley is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Costa Mesa is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Trojans will host the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Yucca Valley is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Twentynine Palms: they outscored them in every quarter. The Trojans never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 49-0 victory on Thursday. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Trojans this season.
Aiden Pope
| 10/03/25 vs Banning | 305 |
| 08/21/25 vs Arrowhead Christian | 117 |
| 10/17/25 @ Coachella Valley | 111 |
| 10/30/25 vs Twentynine Palms | 107 |
| 09/26/25 vs Desert Hot Springs | 92 |
Yucca Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aiden Shannon out in front who threw for 205 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes. A healthy portion of Shannon's aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Aiden Pope, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Costa Mesa on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Loara out of the water with a 54-17 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 34-point advantage.
Yucca Valley better focus on containing Andrew Waiss and Gavin Garza as the pair were huge in Costa Mesa's win. Waiss rushed for 152 yards and one score on only ten carries, while Garza rushed for 201 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Garza's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 124 rushing yards.
Costa Mesa's run defense was locked in: Loara could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. While five picked up at least four total tackles, Adrian Ruiz stood above the rest. He picked up 16 receiving yards and one touchdown. Costa Mesa didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.
Yucca Valley's record now sits at 6-4. As for Costa Mesa, their record is now 9-1.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Clyde King and Garza. King just won't slow down this season and has run in 12 touchdowns while averaging 113.9 rushing yards per game. Garza has been a dominant force too and has run in 24 touchdowns while averaging 168.4 rushing yards per game.
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