Estancia Football Preview vs. Saddleback

Estancia (3-6, 2-2) vs. Saddleback (5-4, 2-2)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Santa Ana Stadium

Key Eagles: Sr. QB Connor Brown (101 of 187 passing for 1,591 yards, 13 TDs and 10 INTs); Jr. RB Jordan Balcazar (99 carries for 412 yards and four TDs); Sr. TE-DB Konrad O’Daly (26 catches for 511 yards and seven TDs, 66 tackles); Sr. LB DJ Davis (87 tackles)

Key Roadrunners: Sr. QB Osvaldo Zuno (63 of 134 passing for 1,061 yards, 11 TDs and seven INTs); Jr. RB Geovanni Estrada (111 carries for 587 yards and nine TDs); Sr. RB Pedro Leon (111 carries for 535 yards and 11 TDs); Soph. WR Jacob Roa (25 catches for 537 yards and six TDs)

Breakdown: Estancia and Saddleback are playing for the Orange Coast League’s third-and-final guaranteed berth into the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs … Eagles and Roadrunners are tied for third place … Estancia has qualified for the postseason in each of the past six years under Coach Mike Bargas … Roadrunners have only one playoff appearance during their first five years in the Orange Coast League … Saddleback is coming off a 42-7 win against Costa Mesa, while the Eagles lost at home to Godinez, 49-21, last week … Estancia and Saddleback can still qualify for the postseason with a loss by earning one of the Southern Division’s two at-large berths, but the Roadrunners’ chances are better than those of the Eagles because they would have a .500 overall record, whereas the Eagles would be four games below .500.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza