The Los Alamitos Griffins will face off against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Los Alamitos had been on a seven-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but San Clemente put an end to it on Friday. The Griffins took a 28-9 bruising from the Tritons. The contest marked the Griffins' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 37-20 victory over the Chargers. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Diablos' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Chargers are ranked 71st).
A big part of Mission Viejo's win came down to the chemistry between Luke Fahey and his top target Jack Junker. Fahey threw for 374 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt while Junker gained 189 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Junker a new career-high in receiving yards (181). KJ Woodbury JR was another key player, picking up 168 receiving yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Los Alamitos fell to 8-1. As for Mission Viejo, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Los Alamitos suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Mission Viejo when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fahey, who threw for 326 yards and three TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and one score. Now that the Griffins 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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