Football Recap: Los Banos Tigers vs. El Capitan Gauchos
Los Banos lost against El Capitan on October 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Los Banos Tigers took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Capitan Gauchos. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Gauchos are ranked 96th).
Mikayla Mendoza threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Siena Freitas was her top target, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards.
Ariel Ochoa continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for El Capitan, throwing for 352 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80.4% of her passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Bailee Moniz.
Los Banos has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for El Capitan, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Los Banos will head out to square off against Atwater at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atwater will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Los Banos surely won't give up without a fight. As for El Capitan, they will venture away from home to take on Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. El Capitan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
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