The Mission Viejo Diablos will take on the Chaparral Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Mission Viejo has 13 wins dating back to last season, while Chaparral has four).
Mission Viejo's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Basha, who was ranked 55th at the time (Mission Viejo was ranked tenth). Mission Viejo skirted past Basha 31-28. The 31-point effort marked the Diablos' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was Mission Viejo's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaden Williams and Carter Wegis, who racked up five sacks between them. Williams is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 21 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, while Chaparral put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Great Oak. Chaparral claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Great Oak on the road. Considering the Pumas have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Chaparral's victory came down to the chemistry between Dane Weber and his top target Caden "CB" Butler. Weber threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Butler picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jayce Venable, who rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns.
Chaparral wouldn't let Great Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chaparral can thank Shane Klingelberg and Corbin Frutos for forcing both of them. Klingelberg also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Mission Viejo pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Chaparral, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything went Mission Viejo's way against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in October of 2014, as Mission Viejo made off with a 31-11 win. In that matchup, Mission Viejo amassed a halftime lead of 24-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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