After soaring to 38 points the game before, Trabuco Hills was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They came up short against the El Modena Vanguards, falling 30-7. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Trabuco Hills lost, don't look at Alex Kiernan. Despite the final result, he picked up 173 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kiernan is becoming a predictor of Trabuco Hills' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
It was another big night for Xzavior Guess, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 224 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes for El Modena. Another player making a difference was Brodie Hitchens, who gained 113 total yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Trabuco Hills and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for El Modena, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Trabuco Hills will take on Tustin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tustin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for El Modena, they will challenge Western at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.3 points per game this season.
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