Mission Viejo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mission Viejo's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Mission Viejo was fully in charge, breezing past Long Beach Poly 49-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Diablos, who have now won six matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Hinesward Lilomaiava and he. Lilomaiava rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per carry while he rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mission Viejo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 194.7.
One reason for the win was Mission Viejo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Jayden Hill was the leader with three. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Jaden Williams was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, while San Clemente put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Coronado. San Clemente blew past Coronado, posting a 51-0 victory at home. The match marked the Tritons' most dominant win of the season.
Dawson Martinez went supernova for San Clemente, rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 125 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.6% of his passes. Cole Herlean also helped out with an impressive 106 receiving yards.
San Clemente 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 Riley Kelley.
Mission Viejo pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Clemente, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Mission Viejo came up short against San Clemente in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-10. Thankfully for Mission Viejo, Aiden Rubin (who rushed for 238 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) 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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