The Trabuco Hills Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Cypress Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Trabuco Hills and five for Cypress.
Trabuco Hills is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Capistrano Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mustangs were dealt a 41-7 loss at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Cougars are ranked 50th).
Gavin Mulhall
| 10/17/25 @ Capistrano Valley | 81 |
| 10/03/25 vs El Modena | 46 |
| 09/26/25 vs Corona del Mar | 45 |
| 10/10/25 @ Tustin | 34 |
| 09/12/25 @ El Toro | 16 |
Trabuco Hills' defeat came about despite a quality game from Tristan Zale, who rushed for 54 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 186 yards on 21 of 32 attempts. A healthy portion of Zale's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Gavin Mulhall.
Meanwhile, Cypress came up short against Western on Friday and fell 34-27.
Trabuco Hills' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Cypress, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Trabuco Hills strolled past Cypress when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Centurions' Bryson Busbee, who rushed for 193 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Mustangs still be able to contain Busbee? There's only one way to find out.
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