Estancia Football Preview vs. Godinez

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

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

Key Eagles: Sr. QB Connor Brown (85 of 158 passing for 1,415 yards, 11 TDs and seven INTs); Jr. RB Jordan Balcazar (88 carries for 388 yards and four TDs); Sr. TE-DB Konrad O’Daly (21 catches for 435 yards and six TDs, 66 tackles); Sr. DL Alejandro Mondragon (61 tackles)

Key Grizzlies: Jr. QB Bryan Ibarra (53 of 104 passing for 515 yards, nine TDs and five INTs, 163 carries for 1,182 yards and 11 TDs); Soph. RB Andy Sosa (75 carries for 317 yards and four TDs); Sr. WR Christopher Zotea (16 catches for 212 yards and four TDs)

Breakdown: Estancia and Godinez share second place in the Orange Coast League … Eagles, the defending league champions, are going to need to win their final two games in the regular season and have first-place Calvary Chapel lose one of its two next contests for a chance to split the title … Godinez, which went winless last season, is off to its best start in league since 2012, when it last qualified for the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs … Estancia is 7-0 all-time against Godinez … Grizzlies feature a dual-threat quarterback in Ibarra, who rushed 20 times for 151 yards and one touchdown in a 27-6 win against Costa Mesa last week … Eagles, winners of two straight in league, are playing at home for the last time in the regular season … Godinez is averaging a league-best 31.6 points per game.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza