San Juan Hills waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Newport Harbor Sailors 30-7. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Sailors are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Juan Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Timmy Herr, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes. Elijah Ayala helped Herr out on the ground, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown.
San Juan Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out Jake Meer. three times. Landon Grant was especially locked on to Newport Harbor's QB and sacked him twice.
San Juan Hills' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Newport Harbor, they moved to 3-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Juan Hills will venture away from home to square off against Villa Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Juan Hills' defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Villa Park's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Newport Harbor, they will head out to challenge Yorba Linda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yorba Linda is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
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