The San Clemente Tritons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Edison Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, San Clemente and Los Alamitos were almost perfectly matched up, but San Clemente suffered a 28-27 defeat. The Tritons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, San Clemente got top-tier performance from Colin Kohl, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Kohl a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Ferguson, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Edison unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Mission Viejo, falling 49-24. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Diablos are ranked fourth).
San Clemente now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Edison, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
San Clemente took their victory against Edison in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. Will San Clemente repeat their success, or does Edison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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