The Villa Park Spartans will stay at home for another week and welcome the Mira Costa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Villa Park has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 142 points over their last three matches.
Villa Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Ayala at home to the tune of 57-13 last Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-0.
Villa Park had a senior duo take command as Diego P?rez picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Dominic Ancich rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. P?rez's longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Brody Armenta, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Villa Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nate Lewis, Gunnar Dahl, and Dahl picked up one apiece. Sean Byrnes also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Mira Costa was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against San Juan Hills, falling 28-7. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Villa Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mira Costa, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Villa Park has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mira Costa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Villa Park strolled past Mira Costa when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Will Villa Park repeat their success, or does Mira Costa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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