Santiago has gone 3-0 against King recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Santiago Sharks will look to defend their home field against the King Wolves at 5:15 p.m.
Last Monday, Santiago came up short against Centennial and fell 26-16.
Santiago might have lost, but man, Maddy Saruwatari was a machine: she picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Santiago's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brooklyn Binder. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, King didn't have too much trouble with King/Drew on the road on Saturday as they won 27-12. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santiago's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for King, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Santiago won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September, slipping by King 19-18. Will Santiago repeat their success, or does King have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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