If Santiago was riding high fresh off their 20-0 takedown of Great Oak on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sharks received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 21-6 to the Etiwanda Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Eagles are ranked 58th).
When it comes to explaining why Santiago lost, don't look at Priscilla Hernandez. Despite the final result, she rushed for 74 yards and one score on only seven carries, and also threw for 155 yards while completing 79.3% of her passes.
A big part of Etiwanda's win came down to the chemistry between CASSANDRA VAZQUEZ and her top target MARIAH WAKUMOTO. VAZQUEZ threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.5% of her passes while WAKUMOTO picked up 75 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Those three passing touchdowns gave VAZQUEZ a new career-high.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-7. As for Etiwanda, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Santiago didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 33-19 win against Corona on the 8th. As for Etiwanda, they will head out to square off against Alta Loma at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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