North Salinas couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 47-7 loss at the hands of the Palma Chieftains.
Palma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Melany Duenas out in front who threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of her passes. Natalia Aguon was another key receiver, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Palma and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
North Salinas will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Palma at 4:00 p.m. on October 22nd. As for Palma, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Carmel at 4:00 p.m. on October 1st. Palma's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so Carmel's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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