The Newport Harbor Sailors will venture away from home to face off against the Yorba Linda Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Newport Harbor is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against San Juan Hills on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newport Harbor lost 30-7 to San Juan Hills. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Stallions are ranked 21st).
Newport Harbor wouldn't let San Juan Hills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Newport Harbor can thank Ryker Budde and Ethan Ambat for forcing both of them. Budde is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Newport Harbor got some further help from Glenn Baranoski: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Yorba Linda humbled Tesoro with a 37-10 victory.
Yorba Linda's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aiden Gutierrez, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Troy Roberts also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Yorba Linda's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Blake Thorp was especially locked on to Tesoro's QB and sacked him twice. Thorp also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Newport Harbor moved to 3-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Yorba Linda, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Newport Harbor came up short against Yorba Linda in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 26-14. Can Newport Harbor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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