Orange Coast (4-1) vs. Santa Ana (3-2)

When/where: 7 tonight at Santa Ana Bowl

Key Pirates: So. QB Taylor Hughes (72 of 117 passing for 892 yards, six TDs); So. DE Dean DeLeone (team-best 41 tackles, 5 1/2 sacks); SO. FS Shad Baichtal (37 tackles, two interceptions).

Key Dons: So. DE BJ Bell (team-high 29 tackles, 5 1/2 sacks); So. WR Matt Contreras (23 receptions, 373 yards, four TDs); Fr. QB Michael Coulter (88 of 174, 13 TDs, seven interceptions).

Breakdown: Both teams are hungry for a victory after OCC sustained its first defeat of the season last week and Santa Ana lost its second straight after opening the season 3-0 ... OCC quarterback Taylor Hughes, a Corona del Mar High product, played youth football with Santa Ana star receiver Matt Contreras in Placentia ... The Pirates, who have outscored opponents, 132-81, lead the seven-team Southern Division in scoring defense (16.2 points allowed per game) ... Santa Ana, which Coach Geoff Jones said before the season had the best team in his seven-year tenure, has outscored foes, 156-148, but gave up 63 points in a 45-point setback to Saddleback to open Southern Division play last week ... Contreras ranks second in the division in catches per game, while OCC sophomore Cameron Hall (22 catches for 256 yards) is No. 3 ... DeLeone continues to live up to the preseason hype and has helped OCC post a division-best 19 sacks ... Santa Ana, the division’s No. 1 passing offense (267.4 yards per game) has surrendered just seven sacks.

— Barry Faulkner