The Mission Viejo Diablos's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits 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.
Mission Viejo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Chaparral, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Mission Viejo was ranked second). Mission Viejo breezed by Chaparral at home to the tune of 51-10 on Friday. Considering the Diablos have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
One reason for the win was Mission Viejo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaden Williams and Kane Nolte, who racked up eight sacks between them. Williams is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 22 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Long Beach Poly). They blew past Lakewood 47-20 at home on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jackrabbits.
Mission Viejo pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Long Beach Poly, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Mission Viejo came up short against Long Beach Poly when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 32-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long Beach Poly's Kamarie Smith, who picked up 236 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that Mission Viejo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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