Oak Park is 0-3 against Moorpark since March of 2021 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Moorpark is hoping to do what Grace couldn't last Friday: put an end to Oak Park's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Oak Park's way against Grace as Oak Park made off with a 52-26 win. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Tillman Lovett was a one-man wrecking crew for Oak Park as he threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. Nico Mastrippolito was Lovett's top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Oak Park's defense stepped up as well, laying out Ethan Lasecla. ten times. The heavy lifting was done by Isaac Thomas and Bridger Weir, who racked up six sacks between them. Thomas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Moorpark made easy work of Pueblo Central last Friday and carried off a 27-3 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Musketeers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 112th in California, while the Wildcats are ranked 25th in Colorado).
Moorpark had a senior duo take command as Luke Eldridge threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt and Cooper Cronquist picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cronquist was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 59 yards.
Oak Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Moorpark, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Oak Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 430 total yards per game. However, it's not like Moorpark struggles in that department as they've been averaging 379.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Oak Park took a serious blow against Moorpark when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 46-6. Can Oak Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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