Costa Mesa entered their game against Santiago on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Costa Mesa Mustangs fell just short of the Santiago Cavaliers by a score of 24-22. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cavaliers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2019.
Costa Mesa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Waiss, who rushed for 75 yards on only nine carries, and Gavin Garza, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Those 75 rushing yards gave Waiss a new career-high.
Among those leading the charge was Larry Bravo, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.
The defeat snapped Costa Mesa's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Santiago, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Costa Mesa will head out on the road to take on Anaheim at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Anaheim is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season. As for Santiago, they will be playing in front of their home fans against La Quinta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Quinta is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Santiago will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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