After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Corona del Mar is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the San Clemente Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Corona del Mar was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 21-17 to Palos Verdes. The loss was Corona del Mar's first of the season.
Corona del Mar might have lost, but man, Wyatt Lucas was a machine: he picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, San Clemente came up short against La Costa Canyon on Friday and fell 27-17.
Loss or not, San Clemente got some senior leadership from Dawson Martinez and Colin Kohl. Martinez threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 76% of his passes, while Kohl. picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Corona del Mar fell to 2-1. As for San Clemente, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Corona del Mar lost to San Clemente at home by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Corona del Mar, Aiden Rubin (who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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