The Mira Mesa Marauders will challenge the Crawford Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Mira Mesa and three for Crawford.
Things were looking good for Mira Mesa after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 41-20 to Patrick Henry. The Marauders were down 34-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Mira Mesa got top-tier performance from Issac Mendiola, who rushed for 248 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and one score. The Marauders also got help from Jaxson Giusti, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Crawford played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Mission Bay 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 728th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 183rd).
Mira Mesa will have to keep a close watch on Collin Hunt and Giovanni Garcia, a pair of players who had a big impact on Crawford's prior game. Hunt picked up 217 receiving yards and three TDs, while Garcia threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Hunt showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards.
Even if they lost, Crawford's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Mission Bay's QB won't forget Angel Macedo anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Crawford's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mira Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
