The Santa Margarita Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Leuzinger Olympians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Santa Margarita is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Oaks Christian, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Santa Margarita was ranked seventh). Everything went Santa Margarita's way against Oaks Christian on Friday as Santa Margarita made off with a 37-17 win. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
John Gazzaniga was a one-man wrecking crew for Santa Margarita as he threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 45 yards. That's the most rushing yards Gazzaniga has posted since back in October of 2023. Trent Mosley was in the mix too, providing Santa Margarita with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Loyola by a score of 40-30.
Journee Tonga was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 243 yards and four touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 175 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Russell Sekona, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Santa Margarita's record is now 3-1. As for Leuzinger, their record now sits at 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Santa Margarita against Leuzinger when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Margarita since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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