Football Preview: Costa Mesa vs. Godinez

Costa Mesa (1-6, 1-1) vs. Godinez (0-7, 0-2)

When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Segerstrom High

Key Mustangs: Jr. RB-WR-FS-K Cameron Curet (66 carries for 541 yards and four total TDs); Jr. RB-LB Mason Mataafa (97 carries for 464 yards and two TDs); Jr. QB-LB Sammy Swanson (10 of 29 passing for 139 yards, one TD)

Key Grizzlies: Jr. QB Michael Rodriguez (67 of 156 passing for 895 yards, three TDs and 11 INTs); Sr. WR Jefferson Mendez (19 catches for 130 yards); Sr. LB Alexis Medina (67 tackles)

Breakdown: Costa Mesa plays away from Jim Scott Stadium for the second and last time this regular season … Godinez looks to avoid its first 0-8 start in its seven-year history … Mustangs are coming off a 28-3 setback to rival Estancia in the Battle for the Bell rivalry … Grizzles have been outscored, 231-91, this season … Costa Mesa is 4-2 all-time against Godinez … Godinez, which shared fourth place in the Orange Coast League with Laguna Beach last season, sits in last place with the Breakers this year … Mustangs, the defending league champions, are in third place with Calvary Chapel … Grizzlies lost to Calvary Chapel, 27-18, last week … Costa Mesa last began the season 1-6 in 2007, and it managed to split the league title and qualify for the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs … Godinez is on its way to missing the postseason for the second straight year after making the playoffs from 2010-12.

— David Carrillo Peñaloza