El Modena put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Western Pioneers 55-27 on the road. The Vanguards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Xzavior Guess was his usual excellent self, throwing for 241 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (127 yards to be exact) went to Connor Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Modena was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Jj Amezcua and Chance Thomas certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Amezcua picked up 136 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Thomas threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
El Modena pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Western, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.
El Modena will face off against Tustin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.1 points per game this season. As for Western, they are taking a road trip to challenge Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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