The Chaparral Pumas will head out on the road to face off against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Chaparral has four wins , while Mission Viejo has 13 dating back to last season).
Chaparral's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Great Oak on the road. Given the Pumas' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Chaparral's victory came down to the chemistry between Dane Weber and his top target Caden "CB" Butler. Weber threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Butler picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Weber is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Chaparral also got a significant boost from Noah Charfauros, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
One reason for the win was Chaparral's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Great Oak's QB won't forget Shane Klingelberg anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Klingelberg also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo's offense rose to the challenge against a Bears defense that boasted an average of only 14.75 points allowed on Friday. Mission Viejo had just enough and edged Basha out 31-28. The 31-point effort marked the Diablos' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Mission Viejo wouldn't let Basha keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mission Viejo can thank Jeron Jones and Jaden Williams for forcing both of them.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Mission Viejo, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Chaparral has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 157 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mission Viejo has preferred to attack from the air: they average 276.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Chaparral suffered a grim 31-11 defeat to Mission Viejo in their previous matchup back in October of 2014. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chaparral was down 24-3.
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