The Mayfair Monsoons will take on the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mayfair has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 124 points over their last three games.
Mayfair is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Downey on Friday. Mayfair took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Downey. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (38), the Monsoons still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Mayfair got top-tier performance from Louis Johnson, who rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 104.4 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Calvin, who threw for 158 yards and a touchdown while completing 86.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Trabuco Hills was just a hair shy of victory last Thursday and fell 36-35 to Western. While the Mustangs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Pioneers 14-8.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tristan Zale, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Landon Pompey was another key player, gaining 150 total yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Trabuco Hills' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Max Warrior. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Trabuco Hills dropped their record down to 5-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mayfair, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Mayfair has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 176.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Trabuco Hills has preferred to attack from the air: they average 280.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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