Trabuco Hills came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past the Cypress Centurions with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Centurions are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Trabuco Hills' victory came down to the chemistry between Tristan Zale and his top target Alex Kiernan. Zale threw for 356 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per attempt while Kiernan picked up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Trabuco Hills is 3-1 when Kiernan posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Landon Pompey was another key player, gaining 153 total yards and a touchdown.
Trabuco Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Kiernan led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Despite the loss, Cypress still got an impressive performance from Bryson Busbee, who rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Busbee's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Trabuco Hills now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cypress, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trabuco Hills will challenge Western at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season. As for Cypress, they will take on El Modena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Modena also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 40.6 points per game.
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