Marina had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 3-11 to make it eight. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the Huntington Beach Oilers. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Oilers are ranked 14th).
As for Huntington Beach, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Huntington Beach's win came down to the chemistry between Roxie Shaia and her top target Taylor Savage. Shaia threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes while Savage picked up 138 receiving yards and four scores. Those four receiving touchdowns gave Savage a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Marina will face off against rival Corona del Mar at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach is set to take on their familiar foe Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Oilers 4.9, the Chargers 9.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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