Castle Park fell victim to Mar Vista and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Mariners and fell 41-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Trojans were not able to get on the board.
Aiddien Smith threw for 82 yards on six of 12 attempts. Yiheng Hu was his top target, picking up 68 receiving yards.
Mar Vista's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Holden Bell led the charge by throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Bell's passing game has become a key predictor of the Mariners' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise. Braylon Shumate was Bell's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and three scores.
Castle Park is on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8. As for Mar Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Castle Park is set to face off against their familiar foe Southwest SD at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mar Vista will take on rival San Ysidro at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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