Newport Harbor hasn't had much luck against Corona del Mar recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will stay at home for another week and welcome the Corona del Mar Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. Corona del Mar took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Newport Harbor, who comes in off a win.
Newport Harbor is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since August 24, 2023 on Friday. They had just enough and edged Tesoro out 34-31.
Jake Meer looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 239 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Cade Fegel was Meer's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Corona del Mar suffered their closest loss since August 31, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of San Juan Hills by a score of 31-28. While losing is never fun, the Sea Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Stallions are ranked 32nd).
Corona del Mar might have lost, but man, Brady Annett was a machine: he rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Those 52 rushing yards gave Annett a new career-high. James Garrett also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
Newport Harbor's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Corona del Mar, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Newport Harbor won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Corona del Mar 21-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Corona del Mar's Annett Kaleb, who threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Newport Harbor to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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