After flying high against Garden Grove last Friday, Esperanza came back down to earth. The Aztecs took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Segerstrom Jaguars on Friday. If the Aztecs were looking for revenge after losing 49-29 to the Jaguars when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Eddie Matthews
| 08/29/25 @ Fountain Valley | 156 |
| 10/10/25 @ Segerstrom | 141 |
| 10/03/25 vs Garden Grove | 138 |
| 09/05/25 @ Dana Hills | 98 |
| 09/26/25 @ Peninsula | 59 |
| + 2 more games |
Esperanza's loss came despite strong showings from Eddie Matthews and Travis Frazier. Matthews picked up 141 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Frazier threw for 251 yards and two TDs. Matthews has become a key player for the Aztecs: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ayden Morales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Segerstrom, rushing for 254 yards and four scores while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, Morales is now up to 15 rushing touchdowns on the season.
Esperanza now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Segerstrom, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Esperanza is set to take on their familiar foe St. Margaret's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Segerstrom will face off against rival Westminster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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