Costa Mesa Football Preview vs. Katella

Costa Mesa (2-0) vs. Katella (1-0)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Jim Scott Stadium

Key Mustangs: Sr. CB-WR Josh Snipes (four INTs); Soph. QB Ben Swanson (29 of 55 passing for 344 yards, one TD and two INTs); Sr. RB Jonathan Brucales (31 carries for 175 yards and four TDs); Sr. LB Mason Mataafa (two forced fumbles)

Key Knights: Jr. WR-FS Francisco Pineda (18 carries for 111 yards and three TDs); Sr. RB Randy Furbush (18 carries for 156 yards and one TD); Jr. RB Jorge Fonseca (four carries for 72 yards and two TDs), Sr. DE Nicolas Hurtado (one INT)

Breakdown: Costa Mesa is off to its first 2-0 start in 15 years and it has already matched last year’s win total … Katella kicked off the year with a 43-14 win against Western at Glover Stadium last week … Mustangs last won their first three games in 2000 … Katella has owned the Mustangs, going 11-1-1 … Costa Mesa is facing its first CIF Southern Section ranked opponent, as the Knights are No. 9 in the Southern Division … Knights are 5-0 against Orange Coast League teams since 2012, two of those wins have come in the first round of the Southern Division playoffs … Mustangs’ first two opponents are a combined 0-4 … Katella has been undefeated against Orange League teams twice in the last three years … Costa Mesa is one of five teams in the Orange Coast League that are undefeated, but only Calvary Chapel (No. 7) and Estancia (No. 8) are ranked in the Southern Division.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza