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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