The Steele Canyon Cougars are taking a road trip to  challenge the Santana Sultans  at 7:15  p.m.  on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Steele Canyon has four straight  victories, Santana has six straight  defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Steele Canyon beats Santana with 26  points on Thursday, it's going to be the  squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two  matchups with that exact score. The Cougars strolled past Grossmont with  points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game  26-7.
It was another big night for  Kaliani Ewing, who rushed for 63 yards and one  TD, and also caught one  score. Another big playmaker for Steele Canyon was  Ily (I-Lee) Barclay, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
 Another reason for the win was Steele Canyon's imposing  defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Grossmont's QB  won't forget  Lilah Black anytime soon given she sacked her three times.
 Meanwhile, Santana fell victim to Helix and their airtight defense  on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost  26-0 to the Highlanders, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
 Santana's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Steele Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
 Steele Canyon strolled past Santana in their previous matchup  back in September by a score of  21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the  team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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