Santa Clara had won eight straight games and Aviana Rangel did her part to make it nine on Wednesday. The Santa Clara Bruins blew past the Monta Vista Matadors 38-12 thanks in part to Rangel, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards she has posted since back in September.
Rangel was just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Clara was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Santa Clara: they were averaging 63.9 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 170.7.
Santa Clara 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 Rangel.
Erin Handelsman and Isobel Schweigert certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Handelsman rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, while Schweigert picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Schweigert was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 64 yards.
Santa Clara is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Monta Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Santa Clara wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 30-6 defeat against Los Gatos on the 21st. As for Monta Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 27-21 loss against Gunn on the 21st.
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