Costa Mesa Football Preview vs. Laguna Beach

Costa Mesa (4-1) vs. Laguna Beach (2-3)

When/where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Laguna Beach High

Key Mustangs: Sr. WR/LB/K Cameron Curet (17 catches for 300 yards, four TDs; four rushing TDs); Sr. RB/LB Jonathan Brucales (77 carries for 373 yards, five TDs); Jr. SS/RB Cody Merrifield (team-best 40 tackles).

Key Breakers: Sr. QB/FS Jack Simon (495 yards passing, three TDs, four INTs; 476 yards rushing and three TDs); Soph. OL/DL Zach Fields; Sr. OL/DL Nick Rahder

Breakdown: The Mustangs play at the Breakers in the Orange Coast League opener for both schools ... Costa Mesa Coach Glen Fisher said that sophomore quarterback Ben Swanson (arm) will miss his second straight game ... Senior linebacker Mason Mataafa (shoulder) and senior receiver/cornerback Josh Snipes (wrist) are both probable to play, Fisher said ... Costa Mesa is 4-0 on the road this season ... The Mustangs defeated Laguna Beach, 48-0, in the league opener last season, amassing 350 yards rushing, 174 of those by Curet ... Costa Mesa is 5-4 against Laguna Beach since the teams joined the Orange Coast League in 2006 ... Simon has 971 total yards and six touchdowns as a dual-threat quarterback for the Breakers, who do not have a receiver with more than nine catches or a running back with more than 91 yards rushing ... Both teams are coming off their respective byes ... Costa Mesa is off to its best start since 2011, when the Mustangs began 8-1.

— Matt Szabo