Santa Barbara and El Modena squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Santa Barbara had to settle for second. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Modena Vanguards. The Dons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leading El Modena to victory were Xzavior Guess and Brodie Hitchens. Guess threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns, while Hitchens gained 98 total yards and two touchdowns. Connor Smith also helped out with an impressive 116 receiving yards.
Santa Barbara's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4-1. As for El Modena, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Santa Barbara does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Modena, they will square off against Thousand Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
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