After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian, Waterville/Mansfield was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Soap Lake Eagles out 40-38. For Waterville/Mansfield, this counts as revenge for the 36-20 victory Soap Lake walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Despite the loss, Soap Lake still got an impressive performance from Jairo Lopez, who threw for 309 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 153 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kyle Ayers, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Waterville/Mansfield pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Soap Lake, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Waterville/Mansfield will host Oroville at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Soap Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian at 7:00 p.m.
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