Newport Harbor has gone 5-0 against Huntington Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will challenge the Huntington Beach Oilers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Newport Harbor sitting on 23 straight wins and Huntington Beach on six.
Newport Harbor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They strolled past Dos Pueblos with points to spare, taking the game 33-14. Newport Harbor's victory was all the more impressive since the Chargers were averaging only 13.87 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach's offense rose to the challenge against a Cougars defense that boasted an average of only 12.5 points allowed on Tuesday. Huntington Beach enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over Ventura. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Cougars are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Roxie Shaia and Ava Ortman. Shaia had a great game and threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.1% of her passes. Meanwhile, Ortman was balling out in the loss, throwing for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 119 yards on only seven carries.
Newport Harbor pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Huntington Beach, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Newport Harbor strolled past Huntington Beach in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 27-13. Does Newport Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Huntington Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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