After each having a week off, the Huntington Beach Oilers and the Laguna Hills Hawks will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Huntington Beach was able to grind out a solid win over Mayfair, taking the game 31-21.
Troy Foster continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 131 receiving yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Edmunds, who threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Huntington Beach's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Ian Reed was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laguna Hills). They came out on top against Canyon by a score of 35-28 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
It was another big night for Khryztopher Entrala, who rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Laguna Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Huntington Beach's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for Laguna Hills, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Huntington Beach has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 276.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Laguna Hills, though, as they've been averaging only 103.2. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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