The Mar Vista Mariners will venture away from home to square off against the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Mar Vista was beaten by Crawford 49-16. The Mariners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.
Although Mar Vista took the loss, they still got scores from Steven Santos and Peter Thomas.
Meanwhile, Rancho Buena Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 48-12 defeat at the hands of El Camino. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 624th, while the Wildcats are ranked 108th).
This is the second loss in a row for Mar Vista and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Rancho Buena Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Mar Vista has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Rancho Buena Vista, though, as they've been averaging only 57.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Mar Vista was taken down by Rancho Buena Vista 50-18 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Mar Vista, Bjorn Hermansen (who rushed for 254 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 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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