The Salinas Cowboys will venture away from home to square off against the King City Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Salinas is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 50 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Hollister on Wednesday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 13-12 to the Haybalers. The Cowboys' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Although Salinas took the loss, they still got scores from Taylor Ramirez and Daliah Benites.
Salinas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ramirez and Janelle Ramirez. Taylor is also crushing it when it comes to interceptions: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, King City waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Mariners 26-12.
Salinas' loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for King City, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Salinas came out on top in a nail-biter against King City when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 28-25. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was King City's Katia Slama, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.8% of her passes. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Salinas still be able to contain Slama? There's only one way to find out.
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