On Thursday, O'Connor faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The O'Connor Eagles fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 10-7. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Even if they lost, O'Connor's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Victoria Whipple and Alivia Escalera, who racked up all six sacks between them. Escalera has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times she's played.
It was another big night for Cameron Mailloux, who rushed for 118 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown for Mountain Ridge. Mailloux also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making two total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
O'Connor's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Mountain Ridge, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mountain Ridge beat O'Connor by a score of 21-10 on Wednesday.
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