Football Recap: Narbonne Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Shayla Rivera

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 8:32pm

Football Recap: Narbonne Gauchos vs. Hawkins Hawks

Narbonne won against Port of Los Angeles last Monday with 22 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. The Narbonne Gauchos blew past the Hawkins Hawks 22-0. The result was nothing new for the Gauchos, who have now won seven matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.

Shayla Rivera went supernova for Narbonne, throwing for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also picking up 51 receiving yards. Narbonne is 8-2 when Rivera posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 3-7 otherwise.

Narbonne didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Faith Ugoje and Jailyn Smith-Sanders.

Narbonne's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9. As for Hawkins, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.

Narbonne will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Port of Los Angeles at 3:00 p.m. on October 28th. As for Hawkins, their road trip will continue as they head out to face GALA at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.

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