After flying high against Everett Alvarez on Tuesday, Soledad came back down to earth. The Aztecs took a 22-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the King City Mustangs on Thursday. The Aztecs haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
A big part of King City's victory came down to the chemistry between Katia Slama and her top target Dania Rodriguez. Slama threw for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Rodriguez picked up 34 receiving yards and two TDs. King City is undefeated when Rodriguez posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise. Alejandra Medrano also deserves a mention for her punt return touchdown.
Soledad's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for King City, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Soledad will face off against rival Marina at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Aztecs 10.8, the Mariners 14) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, King City is set to take on their familiar foe Salinas at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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