The Esperanza Aztecs will challenge the Newbury Park Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Esperanza is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 27-14 victory over Santiago.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Newbury Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Yorba Linda on Tuesday.
The critical scores for Newbury Park came from Lily Johnson, Allison Galler, and Lily Cohen.
One reason for the win was Newbury Park's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Josephine Falt was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twoherself.
Esperanza's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11. As for Newbury Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
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