After each having a week off, the Edison Vikings and the Tokay Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Edison is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bear Creek last Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Edison had to suffer through a 39-12 loss at the hands of Bear Creek. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Bruins are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Tokay put another one in the bag last Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Chavez, posting a 74-7 victory at home. Considering the Tigers have won 12 matches by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aria Khan was her usual excellent self, throwing for 460 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also rushing for 39 yards. Her passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked her ninth straight game with at least 304 passing yards dating back to last season. Christina Ochoa was another key player, gaining 81 total yards and two touchdowns.
Tokay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Kaiyana Landry and Kayleen Tuavao were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Edison and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Tokay, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
Edison took a serious blow against Tokay in their previous meeting back in September, falling 52-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Khan, who threw for 455 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 79.3% of her passes. Now that Edison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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