Tustin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They secured a 34-28 W over the El Modena Vanguards.
It was another big night for Eimesse Essis, who rushed for 293 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 182 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Edwards, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tustin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Tustin's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Taven Epps was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Despite the loss, El Modena still got an impressive performance from Xzavior Guess, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Guess got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards. Connor Smith was Guess' top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tustin's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for El Modena, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tustin is on the road again on Friday to play Western at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Tustin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for El Modena, they are taking a road trip to challenge Capistrano Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43 points per game this season.
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