The Coronado Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coronado will be strutting in after a victory while San Clemente will be coming in after a defeat.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Basic, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Coronado was ranked fourth). Coronado simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Basic 49-10 on the road. Considering the Cougars have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Coronado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nick Gallegos and JJ Buchanan.
Meanwhile, San Clemente came up short against Murrieta Valley last Friday and fell 35-25. The Tritons haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Loss or not, San Clemente got some senior leadership from Colin Kohl and Dawson Martinez. Kohl gained 132 total yards and a touchdown, while Martinez rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Cole Herlean also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 81 receiving yards.
Coronado's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for San Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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