CdM Football Preview vs. Beckman

Corona del Mar (4-2, 1-0) vs. Beckman (2-4, 0-1)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium

Key Sea Kings: Jr. QB Chase Garbers (125 of 185 passing for 1,361 yards, 10 TDs and two INTs); Sr. WR Peter Bush (34 catches for 450 yards and four TDs); Sr. DB Sutty Barbato (37 tackles, one fumble recovery); Sr. DE Dean Ames (13 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery)

Key Patriots: Jr. RB I’Jon Akahi; Jr. QB Dean Nagle; Sr. WR Demetrius Goods; Sr. RB-CB Adam Sikes

Breakdown: Corona del Mar, ranked No. 3 in the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division poll, looks to win its 17th straight Pacific Coast League contest … Beckman is the last team to beat CdM in league, coming in a 42-37 win in the regular-season finale on Nov. 11, 2011, costing CdM a league title … Sea Kings will be without one of their starting safeties, Taylor Damron (knee), said Coach Dan O’Shea … Patriots have lost three in a row, setbacks coming against University, San Juan Hills and Tustin, programs that are a combined 17-1 … CdM is the three-time defending league champion … Beckman, which is allowing 33.1 points per game, has gone 2-9 in its past 11 league games … Sea Kings have a potential first-place league showdown at University (6-0, 1-0) next week … Patriots allowed 299 rushing yards in their 35-10 league-opening loss to University last week.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza