The Edison Chargers will challenge the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Edison is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mission Viejo just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Diablos, falling 49-24. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Diablos are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, San Clemente was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 28-27 to Los Alamitos. While the Tritons had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Griffins 13-7.
Despite the defeat, San Clemente got top-tier performance from Colin Kohl, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Those 79 rushing yards gave Kohl a new career-high. San Clemente also got help from Jaxson Rex, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Edison's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for San Clemente, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Edison suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to San Clemente when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Edison, Aiden Rubin (who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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