The Crawford Colts will challenge the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Crawford is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Patrick Henry on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Colts were dealt a 41-6 defeat at the hands of the Patriots. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Collin Hunt put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 97 receiving yards and one score.
Even if they lost, Crawford's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Jeremy Nguyen, Shamar Warren, and Damian Monroy, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay strolled into their game last Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 22-16 W against Mira Mesa. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Buccaneers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Marauders are ranked 510th).
Crawford better focus on containing Trey Arnold and Nestor Bautista as the pair were huge in Mission Bay's win. Arnold threw for 250 yards and four TDs while completing 73.7% of his passes, while Bautista gained 123 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Bautista a new career-high in rushing yards (89).
Mission Bay's run defense was locked in: Mira Mesa could only muster 1.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Nereo Kraft for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mission Bay didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
Mission Bay's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Crawford was able to grind out a solid win over Mission Bay in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 26-14. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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