The Mira Costa Mustangs will take on the Inglewood Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mira Costa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Culver City 56-34 on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mira Costa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aj Mcbean, who rushed for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and Liam Meeker, who rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 332 rushing yards gave Mcbean a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mira Costa's defensive line and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brady Nuthall. Bradley Shearer was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mira Costa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 575 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Inglewood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Lawndale on the road. Given the Sentinels' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Cardinals are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Inglewood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Victor Santino, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kingston Tisdell, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Mira Costa's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Inglewood, their record now sits at 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Mira Costa against Inglewood in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as the team secured a 50-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mira Costa 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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