The Corona del Mar Sea Kings will head out on the road to challenge the San Juan Hills Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Corona del Mar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Trabuco Hills by a score of 51-38 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Sea Kings needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
It was another big night for Wyatt Lucas, who rushed for 352 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 123.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Nashed, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corona del Mar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Corona del Mar's defensive line and their five sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Breck Clemmer.
Meanwhile, everything went San Juan Hills' way against Mira Costa last Friday as San Juan Hills made off with a 28-7 victory. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Timmy Herr had a dynamite game for San Juan Hills, throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Corona del Mar now has a winning record of 3-2. As for San Juan Hills, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Corona del Mar has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for San Juan Hills, though, as they've been averaging only 68. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Corona del Mar didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against San Juan Hills when the teams last played back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 27-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corona del Mar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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