Two dominant backs in Gavin Garza and Alexander Grasso-Martins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Costa Mesa Mustangs will welcome the Temecula Prep Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Costa Mesa is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
If Costa Mesa beats Temecula Prep with 48 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Costa Mesa breezed by Loara to the tune of 48-14 last Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Garza and Andrew Waiss were among the main playmakers for Costa Mesa as the former rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries and the latter 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's a new trend for them: they were averaging 212.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 223.2.
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.
Meanwhile, Temecula Prep earned a 28-19 win over The Webb Schools on Friday.
Grasso-Martins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.3 rushing yards per game.
Temecula Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremy Montazeri and Azael Bello. Temecula Prep got some further help from Parker Johnson: he picked up three sacks and made six total tackles.
Costa Mesa's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Temecula Prep, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Costa Mesa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Temecula Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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