Huntington Beach hasn't had much luck against Newport Harbor recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Huntington Beach Oilers will face off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Huntington Beach comes in on six and Newport Harbor on 13.
Huntington Beach is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Edison: they outscored them in every quarter. Huntington Beach put the hurt on Edison with a sharp 32-12 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Oilers, who have now won seven matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Roxie Shaia, who threw for 345 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80.5% of her passes. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Kelly Reid was Shaia's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor didn't have too much trouble with Los Alamitos at home on Monday as they won 26-7. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Griffins are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington Beach pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Newport Harbor, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Huntington Beach lost to Newport Harbor on the road by a decisive 27-13 margin in their previous meeting back in August. Can Huntington Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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