Golden Valley fell victim to El Capitan and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They were beaten by the El Capitan Gauchos 46-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Gauchos: they've now lost four in a row.
Ariel Ochoa was her usual excellent self, throwing for 370 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 75.6% of her passes for El Capitan. With that strong performance, Ochoa is now averaging an impressive 302.2 passing yards per game. Avnoor Bains was Ochoa's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Golden Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for El Capitan, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Golden Valley will challenge Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Antonia Lejarde and CJ Giamona. As for El Capitan, they will be playing at home against Atwater at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (El Capitan has won four straight at home, while Atwater won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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