Injuries hinder Mira Costa in loss to Loyola
Mira Costa running back Brandon Mills struggles for yardage as he drags a Loyola defender. PhotoMira Costa went toe-to-toe with visiting Loyola for 30 minutes, but injuries to their top two quarterbacks and a team captain proved too much for the Mustangs to overcome in a non-league rivalry game Friday night. The opening drive for the Mustangs resulted in a 35-yard touchdown run by Raphael Lawson-Gale, providing a quick 7-0 lead which instilled confidence in the home team throughout the first half. “We were overwhelmed with excitement after the touchdown, linemen ran right through their blocks and made a big hole for us and we took advantage of that,” said Lawson-Gale. Mira Costa’s offense continued to move on its second drive but a field goal attempt went off of the right post for a miss. After Loyola running back Nico Evans scored two second-quarter touchdowns on runs of 55 and 45 yards, Lawson-Gayle struck gold as he ran for a 60 yard touchdown down the left side, out sprinting tacklers along the way to tie the score at 14-14 at halftime. With quarterback Khalil McClain held out of the game due to a concussion suffered the previous week against Serra, Ryan Sweigart returned to…
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