The Carlsbad Lancers JV football team held off Mission Hills 14-13 on Friday, Oct. 9, surviving the closest game of its season to stay unbeaten at 6-0.

The margin: one point.

That was a sharp departure from the Lancers' first five games. Carlsbad had won those by margins of 10, 22, 47, 56 and 14 points, outscoring opponents by a combined 202-53 before the league matchup.

Mission Hills, based in San Marcos, entered the game at 5-1 and fell to 5-2 with the loss, according to MaxPreps.

Through six games, Carlsbad's JV squad has outscored its opponents 216-66. The Lancers are 3-0 at home and 3-0 on the road, sitting at 2-0 in Avocado League (West) play.

The path to 6-0

Carlsbad opened the season with a 23-13 win at Oceanside on Aug. 28, then beat El Camino 34-12 at home on Sept. 4. The Lancers rolled past Poway 54-7 on Sept. 11 and shut out Valley Center 56-0 on Sept. 18. Avocado League play began Oct. 2 with a 35-21 win at Torrey Pines before the nail-biter against Mission Hills.

The 14-13 final was the first time all season Carlsbad won by fewer than 10 points.

Next three games

Carlsbad hosts San Marcos in an Avocado League game on Friday, Oct. 16, at 4:30 p.m. The Lancers then travel to La Costa Canyon on Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. for a crosstown league matchup before closing the regular season against Del Norte at home on Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m.

The Oct. 23 game at La Costa Canyon pits two Carlsbad-area programs against each other in Avocado League play.