After flying high against Whittier  last Friday, El Rancho came back down to earth. The Dons lost to the El Segundo Eagles at home  by a   35-18 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Eagles are ranked 195th).
Although El Rancho took the loss, they still got scores from  Adrian Lopez and  Joseph Ramirez.
 While El Rancho came up short, they sure didn't make it easy for El Segundo: they limited their QB to completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank  Isaiah Sandoval for the heroic effort on defense: he. El Rancho hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.58 or higher  in four consecutive  contests.
  Ryan Wiacek produced another solid  effort rushing for 205 yards and three  scores on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 129 yards and a pair of  touchdowns for El Segundo. Those  205  rushing yards gave  Wiacek a new career-high.
El Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for El Segundo, the  win was  the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1.
 Coming up, El Rancho will head out on the road to  take on  Santa Fe  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. As for El Segundo, they will welcome West  at 7:00  p.m.  on Thursday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Warriors have now posted at least 31  points  in their last three games.
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