The Palos Verdes Sea Kings will challenge the Peninsula Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Palos Verdes is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-12 heartbreaker at the hands of Mira Costa. While the Sea Kings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 6-0 in the first quarter.
Although Palos Verdes took the loss, they still got scores from Sophia Albano and Emmerson Radcliffe.
Even if they lost, Palos Verdes' defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Ava McGovern was the leader with two. Palos Verdes got some further help from April Sanchez: she made nine total tackles and defended five passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Peninsula fell victim to Redondo Union and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Sea Hawks, falling 41-0. The Panthers have struggled against the Sea Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Palos Verdes' loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Peninsula, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Palos Verdes strolled past Peninsula in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 18-0. Will the Sea Kings repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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