St. Margaret was the 55-27 winner over Segerstrom when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Margaret's Tartans fell 35-27 to the Segerstrom Jaguars on Friday. The Tartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, St. Margaret's saw an underclassman step up: Kai Letcher rushed for 40 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 138 yards on 12 of 25 attempts.
Noah Tagaloa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Segerstrom, rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 40 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Tagaloa a new career-high in rushing yards. Nicholas Cervantes was another key player, gaining 88 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Margaret's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Segerstrom, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
St. Margaret's will host Brea Olinda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brea Olinda's defense has only allowed 9.7 points per game this season, so St. Margaret's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Segerstrom, they are taking a road trip to square off against Esperanza at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Segerstrom is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
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