The Mira Costa Mustangs will take on the Inglewood Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Inglewood will be up against a hot Mira Costa team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 37-14 margin over Culver City on Friday. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Liam Meeker and Nicholas Hoang. Meeker had a great game and threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hoang was balling out in the loss, throwing for 259 yards and one TD, while also rushing for 37 yards and one score.
Mira Costa's defense made their presence known, laying out Hoang five times. Magnus Johnson was especially locked on to Culver City's QB and sacked him three times. Another thorn in the Centaurs' side was Joaquin Wagner-Bagues, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Inglewood). They blew past Lawndale, posting a 57-9 victory. The Sentinels have beaten the Cardinals the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cardinals has come to flipping the script.
Inglewood's win came from a few key players Mira Costa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Semaj Welch, who rushed for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Lincoln Jahn was another key player, throwing for 352 yards and three TDs while completing 72.4% of his passes.
Mira Costa's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Inglewood, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Mira Costa suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Inglewood when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Kingston Tisdell (who threw for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 51 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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