OCC Football Preview: Orange Coast at Moorpark

Orange Coast (0-2) vs. Moorpark (0-2)

When/where: Saturday, 6 p.m. at Moorpark College

Key Pirates: Fr. QB Alec Dombkowski (23 for 43 passing for 289 yards and one TD); So. OT Zach Bateman; So. WR Mark Munson (14 receptions for 158 yards; So. MLB Paco Potter (18 tackles).

Key Raiders: So. RB Raekeal Beasley (20 carries, 109 yards, one TD rushing; 10 catches, 65 yards receiving); Fr. QB Zach La Bar (277 yards, one TD passing; 64 yards, two TDs rushing); So. LB James Allen (19 tackles, one INT).

Breakdown: Two of the worst defenses in Southern California square off, combining to allow more than 1,000 yards per game ... Moorpark ranks last among 37 Southern California Football Assn. schools, surrendering 542 yards per game ... OCC (483.5 yards allowed per contest) ranks No. 34 in SoCal ... Moorpark earned a 27-21 win in overtime last season at OCC and has won both meetings with the Pirates, all-time ... Moorpark, which has used two quarterbacks, ranks No. 5 in the SCFA in passing yards per game (281), while OCC ranks No. 30 in that department (181.5) ... OCC is 0-2 for only the second time in 10 seasons and last started 0-3 in 2010, when it lost its first four games ... Both teams have lost to Chaffey this season. OCC fell, 17-14, in its opener and Moorpark lost, 34-20, last week ... Neither team has kicked a field goal this season ... Moorpark has allowed 78 points, while OCC has surrendered 62 thus far.

— Barry Faulkner