With a playoff game on the line, Long Beach Poly rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They snuck past the Esperanza Aztecs with a 25-20 win. Winning may never get old, but the Jackrabbits sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Aaya Mclyn had a dynamite game for Long Beach Poly, throwing for 110 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mclyn didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Another reason for the win was Long Beach Poly's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Neela Bagley. Long Beach Poly got some further help from Alex Valente: she made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
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. Gribben also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Esperanza is 8-2 when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 7-10 otherwise.
Long Beach Poly is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Esperanza, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Long Beach Poly has already played their next matchup, an 18-6 defeat against Northwood on the 2nd. Esperanza does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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