The matchup between Leigh and Santa Teresa on Thursday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Leigh Longhorns fell 44-34 to the Santa Teresa Saints. One positive for the Longhorns, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
When it comes to explaining why Leigh lost, don't look at Blake Zanger. Despite the final result, he rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 157 rushing yards gave Zanger a new career-high. Michael Mogannam also helped out with an impressive 109 receiving yards.
Brenton Gaches had an outrageously good game for Santa Teresa as he threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Aj Rangel was Gaches' top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Leigh's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Santa Teresa, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Leigh didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 32-7 loss against Christopher on the 31st. Santa Teresa has also already played their next match, a 41-20 win against Lincoln on the 1st.
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