There's no place like home for Costa Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies 35-6 at home on Friday. With the Mustangs ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Costa Mesa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrew Waiss led the charge by throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Gavin Garza was another key back, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Costa Mesa's defense and their ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Yosgart Munoz and Louis Arreola who racked up five sacks between them.
Godinez Fundamental's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Damien Arreola, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 162 yards on 13 of 26 attempts. Arreola got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Costa Mesa's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Godinez Fundamental, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Costa Mesa will square off against Savanna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Godinez Fundamental, they will take on Santa Ana Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Godinez Fundamental is facing Santa Ana Valley at the right time seeing as Santa Ana Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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