Mira Costa dropped to 4-4 on Tuesday, ending the team's five-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Downey Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Vikings are ranked 34th).
As for Downey, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.1 points on average over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Downey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madeline Garcia, who threw for 316 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% of her passes. Another receiver making a difference was Chloe Cotton, who picked up 80 receiving yards and one TD.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mira Costa will take on rival Mayfair at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Downey is set to square off against their familiar foe La Serna at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
