The Savanna Rebels will venture away from home to face off against the Costa Mesa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Savanna will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Santiago on Saturday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 25-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Savanna fell just short of Santiago by a score of 38-36. The Rebels have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Savanna got top-tier performance from Diego Perez, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Fabrissio Ramirez was in the mix too, providing Savanna with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Savanna was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 635 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santiago only gained 472.
Savanna wouldn't let Santiago keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Savanna can thank Isaac Real and Luis Pardo for forcing both of them. Real is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Costa Mesa over Godinez Fundamental in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Costa Mesa blew Godinez Fundamental out of the water with a 35-6 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 28 point advantage.
Costa Mesa got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Waiss out in front who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Gavin Garza, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Costa Mesa's defense and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Yosgart Munoz and Louis Arreola who racked up five sacks between them.
Savanna now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Costa Mesa, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Savanna has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 216.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Costa Mesa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Savanna against Costa Mesa when the teams last played back in September of 2017 as the squad secured a 42-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Savanna since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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