Costa Mesa Football Preview vs. Godinez

Costa Mesa (5-2, 1-1) vs. Godinez (3-4, 1-1)

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

Key Mustangs: Sr. WR-ILB Cameron Curet; Sr. ILB Mason Mataafa; Sr. TB Jonathan Brucales; Sr. WR-CB Josh Snipes.

Key Grizzlies: Jr. QB Bryan Ibarra; Sr. WR-DB Chris Zotea; So. RB Andy Sosa.

Breakdown: The two teams enter the Orange Coast League game in a four-way tie for second place and the winner will enhance its chances of making the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs ... Godinez led Calvary Chapel, 24-10, late in the third quarter last week, before surrendering 20 unanswered points in a 30-24 loss ... Costa Mesa struggled in a 23-0 loss to crosstown rival Estancia ... Ibarra leads the Grizzlies in rushing (1,039 yards and 10 touchdowns on 144 carries), and passing (473 yards and nine touchdowns) ... Brucales has 466 yards and six touchdowns on 96 rushing attempts, while Curet has nine total touchdowns and leads the team with 17 receptions for 300 yards and four touchdowns ... A Mustangs victory would give the program at least six wins for only the fourth time in 12 seasons ... The only common opponent between the two teams this season is Los Amigos. Mesa topped the Lobos, 40-14, on Sept. 18 and Godinez earned a 29-7 win in its season opener ... Mesa leads the series, 5-2, and its last four wins have been by an average of just more than 34 points ... Godinez’s only wins against Mesa are by a combined margin of three points.

— Barry Faulkner