The San Pasqual Golden Eagles will square off against the Vista Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Pasqual will be strutting in after a win while Vista will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for San Pasqual on the road against Rancho Buena Vista as the team secured a 41-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
A big part of San Pasqual's win came down to the chemistry between Robert Renteria and his top target Marcos Rocha. Renteria threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Rocha picked up 194 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rocha is now averaging an impressive 102.9 receiving yards per game.
San Pasqual didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Landen Lockwood. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, a victory for Vista just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Oceanside 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Pirates are ranked 138th).
San Pasqual's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for San Pasqual against Vista in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 27-0 victory. Will San Pasqual repeat their success, or does Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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