Week 8 High School Football Preview: Estancia vs. Costa Mesa

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

Key Eagles: Jr. RB Trevor Pacheco (141 carries for 941 yards and three TDs; Jr. WR-CB Nathan Guyot; Sr. LB-WR Deshandre Kerkhoff

Key Mustangs: Sr. QB Ben Swanson (84 of 162 passing for 1,003 yards, five TDs and four INTs); Sr. RB-LB Chris Romero; Sr. TE-LB Jack Perez

Breakdown: Estancia and host Costa Mesa meet in the 51^st edition of the Battle for the Bell rivalry … Eagles (1-6, 1-1 in league) and the Mustangs (3-4, 0-2) are in a must-win situation in this Orange Coast League game, a win keeps one team in the CIF Southern Section playoff picture and a loss most likely eliminates one team from the postseason … Eagles have won the last three meetings with Costa Mesa and six of seven … Estancia coach Mike Bargas is 7-3 all-time against Costa Mesa, while Costa Mesa coach Glen Fisher is 0-2 against the Eagles … Estancia entered this week tied for third place in league with Laguna Beach, and the Mustangs shared last place with Saddleback … Costa Mesa is 2-10 in its past 12 contests in league … Estancia leads the Battle for the Bell series with the Mustangs 30-19-1.

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