A victory for Newport Harbor just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Yorba Linda Mustangs, falling 42-17. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Mustangs are ranked 28th).
Although Newport Harbor took the loss, they still got scores from Glenn Baranoski and Sammy Stremick.
Cole Nerio continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Yorba Linda, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Nerio has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Holden Nagin, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Newport Harbor dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Yorba Linda, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Newport Harbor has already played their next game, a 46-21 defeat against Villa Park on the 1st. As for Yorba Linda, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-14 victory against Corona del Mar on the 1st.
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