The Irvine Vaqueros will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Salesian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Irvine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-32 win over Los Osos.
Meanwhile, Salesian entered their tilt with Esperanza on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Aztecs with a sharp 31-7 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 24 points or more this season.
J? Anthony Cobb was his usual excellent self, picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 113 yards.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch Anthony Hernandez was another key player, throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Salesian's defense and their four sacks. Esperanza's QB won't forget Michael Haltom anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Haltom also made four total tackles, which is notable because Salesian is 7-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Dylan Edwards was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making six total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Salesian's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.6 points per game. As for Irvine, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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