La Costa Canyon faced Mission Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mavericks were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Grizzlies. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Loss or not, La Costa Canyon got some senior leadership from Coby Herman and Quinn Roth. Herman gained 271 total yards, while Roth threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Troy Huhn was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 201 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, La Costa Canyon fell to 5-1. As for Mission Hills, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Costa Canyon will challenge San Marcos at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Mavericks will need to watch out since the Knights have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. As for Mission Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carlsbad at 7:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Grizzlies 12.3, the Lancers 8.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
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