Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Los Amigos

Costa Mesa (0-3) vs. Los Amigos (1-1)

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

Key Mustangs: Jr. RB/LB Mason Mataafa (57 carries for 194 yards, two TDs); Jr. QB/LB Sammy Swanson (four of 15 passing for 29 yards); Jr. WR/K/S Cameron Curet (12 carries for 77 yards; 23 yards receiving; one INT on defense).

Key Lobos: Sr. RB/LB Moby Contreras (38 carries for 286 yards, three TDs); Sr. QB/S Luis Casas (12 carries for 169 yards, two TDs); Jr. FB/LB Robert Cortez.

Breakdown: Costa Mesa, still searching for its first win of the season, will face another team that likes to run the ball in Los Amigos ... The Lobos like to lean on Contreras, who had 537 yards rushing in just four games last year after missing time with a broken collarbone ... Los Amigos, ranked No. 9 in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division poll, suffered a 41-0 setback to Cypress last week after opening with a 21-12 win over Godinez ... Costa Mesa has split regular-season meetings with Los Amigos the last two years, with the Lobos winning, 20-14, last year at Bolsa Grande High ... Los Amigos, which finished second in the Garden Grove League last year, has advanced to the Southern Division playoff quarterfinals each of the last two years, losing to Corona del Mar each time ... CdM beat Los Amigos 42-0 in the quarterfinals last year and 26-0 in 2012 ...... Costa Mesa is averaging just 8.3 points per game so far this season. The Mustangs averaged 35.5 points per game in 2013 ... The Mustangs last started a season 0-4 in 2010.

— Matt Szabo