It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Esperanza had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 27-20 win over the Newbury Park Panthers. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Panthers are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellie Frazier was her usual excellent self, throwing for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.7% of her passes, and also rushing for 83 yards on only ten carries. Emma Gribben was another key player, picking up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Esperanza didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Frazier picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Esperanza and bumps their season record up to 15-11. As for Newbury Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Esperanza wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 25-20 loss against Long Beach Poly on the 29th. Newbury Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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