The Vista Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the San Pasqual Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Vista is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Oceanside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Vista took a blow against Oceanside, falling 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).
Meanwhile, San Pasqual humbled Rancho Buena Vista with a 41-6 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
A big part of San Pasqual's victory 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.
Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for San Pasqual, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Vista was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of San Pasqual in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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