Football Recap: Santee Falcons vs. Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix
If Santee was riding high fresh off their 55-14 takedown of Jefferson last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Santee Falcons lost 42-20 to the Dr. Maya Angelou Community Phoenix on Friday. The Falcons gained 81 more yards on the day, but it was the Phoenix that made the best use of them.
Although Santee took the loss, they still got scores from Andrew Hilario, Darnell Miller, and Ramaan Payre.
Even though they lost, Santee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Dr. Maya Angelou Community can attribute much of their success to Adrian Mendoza, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Santee's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Dr. Maya Angelou Community, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-6.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Santee will face off against Panorama at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season. As for Dr. Maya Angelou Community, they will challenge Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dr. Maya Angelou Community will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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