Football Recap: Mission Viejo Diablos vs. Aliso Niguel Wolverines
After flying high against Vista del Lago last Saturday, Mission Viejo came back down to earth. The Mission Viejo Diablos took a 27-13 bruising from the Aliso Niguel Wolverines on Wednesday. The Diablos haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Audrey Kays and Angelique Pritchard certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Kays gained 90 total yards and a touchdown, while Pritchard threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Kays also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
Mission Viejo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mia Psarras.
The critical scores for Aliso Niguel came from Kailiey King, Sienna Stand, Addison Rudel, and Alaina Villa.
Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Aliso Niguel, they pushed their record up to 22-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mission Viejo will welcome Canyon Springs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Aliso Niguel, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ayala at 6:00 p.m. Aliso Niguel's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Ayala's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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