It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Esperanza can now relate to. They fell to the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Esperanza had strong showings from Ellie Frazier, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of her passes, and Emma Gribben, who gained 99 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Gribben also racked up 27 rushing yards, the most she's had since back in September.
Esperanza didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Frazier.
Aaya Mclyn had an outrageously good game for Long Beach Poly as she threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mclyn also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Esperanza's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Long Beach Poly, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Esperanza does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Long Beach Poly, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-6 defeat against Northwood on the 2nd.
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