Week 9 High School Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Saddleback

When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Segerstrom High

Key Mustangs: Jr. QB Nick Burton; Jr. WR/CB Alex Janis; Sr. WR/LB Cory Richards; Jr. MLB Ryan Bourbeau

Key Roadrunners: Sr. RB/MLB Henry Santay; Jr. WR/CB Vincent Resendez; Sr. RB Kevin Rosales

Breakdown: Costa Mesa hopes to break into the win column in Orange Coast League play when it travels to take on Saddleback (1-7, 0-3 in league) … The Mustangs (2-6, 0-3) have lost their last five games, including a 31-15 defeat against visiting Calvary Chapel last week. The last Orange Coast League victory for Costa Mesa came in a 6-0 win over Saddleback at home to conclude the 2016 season … Costa Mesa will be a favorite to end its 13-game league losing streak, before finishing out the regular season with the Battle for the Bell rivalry game against Estancia. Saddleback has lost seven in a row. Four of those losses have come via shutouts, including the last two in road games against Estancia and Santa Ana.

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