Football Recap: Alisal Comes Up Short + How To Watch

After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Alisal finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 28-7 to the Soquel Knights. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Knights are ranked 61st).

Sam Whelan had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 310 yards and three TDs while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards on only six carries for Soquel. A healthy portion of Whelan's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Cash Moran, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Alisal's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Soquel, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Alisal is set to face off against their familiar foe Carmel at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Soquel will take on rival North Salinas at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.