The El Modena Vanguards are taking a road trip to face off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport Harbor took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on El Modena, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, El Modena strolled past Colony with points to spare, taking the game 42-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vanguards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead El Modena to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xzavior Guess, who threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 116 yards on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Guess is now averaging an impressive 103.5 rushing yards per game. Brodie Hitchens was another key signal caller, gaining 145 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Modena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to El Modena's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Rey Cardenas and his two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor came up short against La Habra on Friday, falling 31-7.
El Modena's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Newport Harbor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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