Costa Mesa won against La Quinta last Friday with 48 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The Costa Mesa Mustangs really took it to the Loara Saxons for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-14 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 29 points or more this season.
Costa Mesa was led to victory by Gavin Garza and Andrew Waiss. Garza rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while Waiss rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Garza's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Costa Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Costa Mesa wouldn't let Loara keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Costa Mesa can thank Israel Lopez and Xavier Bennett for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Loara had strong showings from Aiden Gomez, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and Andrew Jimenez, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Costa Mesa's record is now 7-3. As for Loara, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-10.
Costa Mesa has already played their next contest, a 42-13 win against Temecula Prep on the 8th. Loara does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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