On Friday, the El Toro Chargers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 22-17 to the Irvine Vaqueros.
Although El Toro took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Williams and Matthew Arroyo.
Even if they lost, El Toro's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Chase Grindell was especially locked on to Irvine's QB and sacked him twice. Grindell also sacked two sacks, which is notable because El Toro is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Irvine had a senior duo take command as Deacon Moss picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Khoa Bui threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. The dominant performance also gave Bui a new career-high in rushing yards (28).
El Toro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Irvine, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
El Toro has already played their next matchup, a 49-6 win against Santa Ana on the 25th. As for Irvine, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-13 loss against Troy on the 24th.
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