Costa Mesa waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Century Centurions by a score of 28-21.
Leading Costa Mesa to victory were Gavin Garza and Andrew Waiss. Garza rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown, while Waiss threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Logan Glabb, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Costa Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Century still got an impressive performance from Daniel Joya, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Joya a new career-high in rushing yards. Noe Najera was another key player, gaining 122 total yards and a touchdown.
Costa Mesa's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Century, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Costa Mesa will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santiago at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Costa Mesa's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Santiago's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Century, they will challenge Loara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Century is facing Loara at the right time seeing as Loara is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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