The Laton Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Trona Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Laton: 3.5, Trona: 18) so any points scored will be well earned.
Laton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over Anzar. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Andre Zapien was his usual excellent self, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. Donavin Mobley got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Laton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 19 sacks. Jesus Lopez and Cooper Thomas were the leaders of the group effort as each produced four apiece. Thomas also set a new season high mark in sacks with four.
Meanwhile, Trona earned a 22-14 win over Frazier Mountain on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Kasamis and he. Kasamis rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Laton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Trona, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Laton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Trona in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 victory. Will Laton repeat their success, or does Trona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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