Huntington Beach hasn't had much luck against Newport Harbor recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Huntington Beach Oilers will square off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 3:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Huntington Beach comes in on six and Newport Harbor on 13.
Huntington Beach is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Edison: they outscored them in every quarter. Huntington Beach was the clear victor by a 32-12 margin over Edison on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Oilers, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Roxie Shaia was her usual excellent self, throwing for 345 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80.5% of her passes. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Kelly Reid was Shaia's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Newport Harbor didn't have too much trouble with Los Alamitos at home on Monday as they won 26-7. Given the Sailors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Griffins are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington Beach's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Newport Harbor, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Things could have been worse for Huntington Beach, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-13 loss to Newport Harbor in their previous matchup back in August. Can Huntington Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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