High School Football Preview: Laguna Beach vs. Costa Mesa

Laguna Beach (2-4, 0-1) vs. Costa Mesa (0-6, 0-1)

Where/When: Friday, 7 p.m. at Costa Mesa High

Key Breakers: Jr. QB Curtis Harrison (74 of 132 passing for 1,009 yards, 11 TDs, and three INTs; three rushing TDs); Sr. WR Ryan Blaser (27 catches for 383 yards and five TDs); Jr. FS Adam Armstrong/Sr. DB Finn Moriarty (one INT each).

Key Mustangs: Jr. QB Ben Swanson (has seen playing time at QB since freshman year; second season as the full-time starter); Sr. WR Christian Villaverde (team-high 54 receiving yards versus Santiago); So. WR Jack Perez (game-high 85 receiving yards against Calvary Chapel last week).

Breakdown: Laguna Beach scored 99 points in winning its first two games… Over their last four games, the Breakers are 0-4, and they are averaging just 8.5 points per game. A game against the offensively challenged Mustangs (38 points scored all year) could be just what Laguna Beach needs to get back in the win column… Costa Mesa has dropped 10 straight contests dating back to Oct. 16 of last year, but its last victory came in a 14-9 decision against the Breakers… The Mustangs have been shut out twice this season, and they have reached the double-digit points mark just once.

— Andrew Turner