Week 9 High School Football Preview: Los Amigos vs. Santiago

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Garden Grove High

Key Lobos: So. RB-DB Brian Pacheco (100 carries for 459 yards and six TDs; two INTs); So. RB-OLB Joseph Garcia (73 carries for 302 yards and one TD; 10 sacks, 49 tackles); Jr. LB Andrew Contreras (64 tackles)

Key Cavaliers: Sr. RB Dylan Ourng; Sr. WR-DB De Mondray Purnell; Sr. DB-WR Jose Ornelas

Breakdown: Los Amigos (2-6, 1-2 in league) and Santiago (4-4, 1-2) share fourth place in the Garden Grove League, and with two games to go, both are in a must-win situation to keep any CIF Southern Section playoff hopes alive in their respective divisions … Lobos won last week for the first time since the season opener on Aug. 24, beating Bolsa Grande 21-14 … Cavaliers have dropped their last two in league … Los Amigos has won the past seven meetings with the Cavaliers … Santiago lost to defending league champion Garden Grove 47-0 last week … Lobos saw Pacheco rush for 158 yards last week, marking the second time he has topped 150 yards this year … Cavaliers are allowing 28.5 points per game.

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