The Esperanza Aztecs will venture away from home to square off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Crean Lutheran took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Esperanza, who comes in off a win.
Crean Lutheran is hoping to do what El Dorado couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Esperanza's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Esperanza sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 victory over El Dorado. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 13-6 to Cypress. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even if they lost, Crean Lutheran's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Riley Paik. She also made four total tackles, which is notable because Crean Lutheran is 13-5 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise. Crean Lutheran got some further help from Jane Hewitt: she made nine total tackles and defended two passes.
Esperanza's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Crean Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Esperanza came up short against Crean Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September, falling 13-0. Can Esperanza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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