A win for Everett Alvarez just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Soquel Knights 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 529th, while the Knights are ranked 79th).
Soquel can attribute much of their success to Sam Whelan, who rushed for six yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 150 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Everett Alvarez dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Soquel, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Everett Alvarez didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 23-22 loss against Aptos on the 24th. As for Soquel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 33-6 win against Monterey on the 25th.
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