After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bonita Vista, Mar Vista was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They slipped by the San Ysidro Cougars 36-35. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mariners' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Mar Vista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peter Thomas, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Moya, who gained 97 total yards and three touchdowns.
Despite the loss, San Ysidro still got an impressive performance from Dario Garcia, who rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Garcia got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. San Ysidro also got a significant boost from Sean Blazen, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
With the win, Mar Vista broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. As for San Ysidro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Mar Vista has already played their next matchup, a 28-20 victory against Southwest SD on the 25th. As for San Ysidro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 28-17 win against Castle Park on the 25th.
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