Everett Alvarez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 23-22 to the Aptos Mariners. The Eagles lost against the Mariners in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 62-6 score last time.
Despite the loss, Everett Alvarez still got an impressive performance from Roman Garcia, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Garcia showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
The critical scores for Aptos came from Nate Garcia, Ryan Solorio, and Damian Suchil.
Everett Alvarez's record is now 2-6. As for Aptos, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everett Alvarez will take on Hollister at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Aptos, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Soquel at 7:30 p.m. on November 8th.
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