The Aptos Mariners will head out on the road to face off against the Salinas Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Aptos is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Aptos is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Palma last Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mariners were beaten by the Chieftains 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Chieftains are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Salinas fought the good fight in their overtime game against Palma on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Chieftains were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 42-41 defeat. While the Cowboys didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chieftains 14-7 in the first quarter.
Aptos' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Salinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Aptos was taken down by Salinas 56-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Mariners were down 35-0.
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