Atwater waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over the Merced Bears. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly seven points.
Merced's loss came despite strong showings from Antonia Lejarde and Ryann Perez. Lejarde threw for 215 yards and a touchdown while completing 72% of her passes, while Perez gained 81 total yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Bree Pimentel.
Atwater has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Merced, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-4 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atwater will host Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Atwater: 13.8, Golden Valley: 15.1) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Merced, they will face off against Buhach Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Merced's defense has only allowed 15.7 points per game this season, so Buhach Colony's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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