Mira Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Charter Oak Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Chargers are ranked 75th).
Defeat or not, Mira Mesa got some senior leadership from Amari Sanders and Parker Rhea. Sanders picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Rhea threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Sanders torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
Corin Berry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Charter Oak, throwing for 338 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, Berry is now averaging an impressive 302 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (158 yards to be exact) went to Legend Lyons, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Mira Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Charter Oak, their record now sits at 4-1.
Mira Mesa didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 24-21 defeat against University City on the 4th. As for Charter Oak, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 43-3 win against Claremont on the 4th.
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