The Anaheim Colonists will face off against the Costa Mesa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Anaheim is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
Anaheim took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Loara as Anaheim made off with a 41-21 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Colonists needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Eduardo Guardado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Another big playmaker for Anaheim was Armando Torres, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Costa Mesa entered their game against Santiago on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Costa Mesa fell just short of Santiago by a score of 24-22. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Costa Mesa had strong showings from Andrew Waiss, who rushed for 75 yards on only nine carries, and Gavin Garza, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Those 75 rushing yards gave Waiss a new career-high.
Anaheim is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Costa Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
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