High School Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Saddleback

Costa Mesa (0-9, 0-4) vs. Saddleback (3-6, 1-3)

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

Key Mustangs: Sr. OL/DL Roman Ayala; Sr. WR Christian Villaverde; Sr. RB Cody Merrifield; Jr. QB Ben Swanson.

Key Roadrunners: Sr. RB/LB Giovanni Estrada (135 carries for 632 yards, four TDs); Sr. RB/S Valentine Perea (116 carries for 594 yards, three TDs); Jr. WR/S Jacob Roa (33 catches for 338 yards, four TDs).

Breakdown: Costa Mesa is playing for pride as it tries to avoid a winless season in the Orange Coast League finale at home ... Mustangs last went winless in 1989, when they played in the Pacific Coast League ... Costa Mesa has been outscored 338-54 this season and has reached double digits in a game once, in a 47-14 loss to Los Amigos on Sept. 16 ... Mustangs were blanked by Godinez, 30-0, last week ... Saddleback comes into the game on a three-game losing streak after beating Estancia, 8-0, in its league opener on Oct. 7 ... The Roadrunners lost to Calvary Chapel last week, 35-21.

— Matt Szabo