If Mira Costa was feeling good fresh off their 37-14 takedown of Culver City last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs fell 21-17 to the Inglewood Sentinels on Friday. The contest was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Mustangs couldn't quite close it out.
Defeat or not, Mira Costa got some senior leadership from Liam Meeker and Luke Meeker. Liam threw for 169 yards and one TD, while Luke picked up 93 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Inglewood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Semaj Welch, who rushed for 174 yards and one score on only 14 carries. The Sentinels are 4-1 when Welch posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Jahn, who threw for 325 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 16.3 yards per attempt.
Mira Costa's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Inglewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mira Costa is set to square off against their familiar foe Leuzinger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Meeker and Russell Sekona. Meanwhile, Inglewood will face off against rival Palos Verdes at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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