A well-balanced attack led La Habra over Ayala in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The La Habra Highlanders were the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over the Ayala Bulldogs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Kenneth Saucedo was a one-man wrecking crew for La Habra as he rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 48 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Saucedo a new career-high in rushing yards. DJ Mitchell was another key player, rushing for 75 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Habra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 264 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Ayala still got an impressive performance from Alex Way, who threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. 115 of those passing yards were hauled in by Blake Frausto, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
La Habra now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ayala, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
La Habra will look to defend their home field on Friday against Orange at 7:00 p.m. La Habra is facing Orange at the right time seeing as Orange is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Ayala, they will head out to challenge Villa Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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