East Union lost to Sierra last Tuesday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The East Union Lancers skirted past the Sierra Timberwolves 20-18.
Julianna Gaspar continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 203 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Caliyah Lopez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
East Union's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Journi Dixon and Lopez.
Sierra lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tessa Zalunardo, who threw for 70 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
East Union has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Sierra, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-5 record.
East Union is taking a road trip to square off against Patterson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Patterson: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while East Union has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Sierra, they will host Mountain House at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sierra is facing Mountain House at the right time seeing as Mountain House is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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