By Jacob Verket
Staff Writer
Fresh off a two game winning streak, the Mustangs . They faced a tough challenge against the Loyola Cubs to try to keep the streak alive at L.A. Valley College on Friday night.
Costa had a great offensive attack in the first half, but could not keep it going in the second half, and fell to 2-2 on the season, losing 49-29. Loyola’s offense proved to be too much for Costa’s defense.
“All we need to do is regain the momentum we had in the first half because we were playing our buns off,” head coach Don Morrow said.
Loyola controlled the game on all three sides of the ball. The Mustangs had problems keeping up, and it led to turnovers. Costa also had difficulties trying to slow down Loyola’s offense from moving down the field.
“They were able to control the line of scrimmage,” defensive coordinator Ray Lee said. “We turned the ball over too and special teams had some problems.”
Costa’s offense was able to gain yards and put points up on the board. Unfortunately, they turned the ball five times, which led to costly scores for Loyola that Costa was unable to afford.
“We gained over 500 yards on offense. We had three interceptions and two were ran back for touchdowns which was bad, and we had two fumbles,” Don Morrow said. “But the fumbles weren’t on the running game, so ball security is good in the running game.”
Senior running back Sebastian Franck-Love had another strong game on the ground, and senior wide receiver Harrison Morrow had another notable receiving game. Breakout performances from these two players kept the game close for a little while.
“Sebastian had 292 yards rushing, and Harry had seven catches for 95 yards,” Morrow said.
Costa shot themselves in the foot with turnovers, allowing Loyola’s defense to score 14 points. They were able to produce yards, but the turnovers beat them.
“Loyola is a good team, but we feel like we really stopped ourselves in this game,” Don Morrow said.
Costa’s final game before the start of Bay League is against Newport Harbor.
“They are notorious for being hard hitters but they’re not good cover guys, so we can beat them over the top,” Harrison Morrow said.
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