Mira Costa hasn't had much luck against Palos Verdes recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Liam Meeker and Ryan Rakowski.
On Friday, Mira Costa came up short against Leuzinger and fell 27-14.
Although Mira Costa took the loss, they still got scores from Meeker and Jack Strosnider.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Strosnider, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Palos Verdes' strategy against Inglewood on Friday. The Sea Kings enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over the Sentinels. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sea Kings.
Palos Verdes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nick Yakubik. Weston Reis was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Mira Costa's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Palos Verdes, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-3.
Mira Costa couldn't quite get it done against Palos Verdes in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 as they fell 20-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rakowski, who rushed for 81 yards and one TD, and also threw for 282 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Now that the Mustangs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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