El Modena has gone 6-1 against Segerstrom recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The El Modena Vanguards will host the Segerstrom Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Segerstrom is hoping to do what Newport Harbor couldn't on Friday: put an end to El Modena's winning streak, which now stands at three games. El Modena blew past Newport Harbor 55-35.
Meanwhile, Segerstrom put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past California 50-7 on the road. The Jaguars' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Jesse Lopez was a one-man wrecking crew for Segerstrom as he threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. Lopez is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Noah Tagaloa helped Lopez out on the ground, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Segerstrom's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Tagaloa, Roman Saucedo, and Vicente Rivera picked up one apiece. Tagaloa also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Segerstrom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
El Modena's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Segerstrom, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Everything went El Modena's way against Segerstrom when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as El Modena made off with a 35-9 victory. Does El Modena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Segerstrom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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