After flying high against Granite Hills on Monday, Steele Canyon came back down to earth. The Steele Canyon Cougars lost to the Grossmont Foothillers on the road by a 36-20 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Foothillers are ranked 34th).
Steele Canyon's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaliani Ewing, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Steele Canyon also got a significant boost from Kailey Fuller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
Steele Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ily (I-Lee) Barclay and Elisha Lewis.
Marissa Farace was nothing short of spectacular for Grossmont: she threw for 264 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Farace is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last six games she's played.
Steele Canyon now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Grossmont, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Steele Canyon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 14-12 victory against Central on the 13th. Grossmont has also already played their next contest, a 28-13 win against Bonita Vista on the 13th.
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