On Saturday, the Escondido Cougars and the Otay Ranch Mustangs were almost perfectly matched up, but the Escondido Cougars suffered a 33-32 loss. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Mustangs are ranked 36th).
Despite the defeat, Escondido had strong showings from Eva Lopez, who picked up 165 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Abby White, who threw for 269 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of her passes. Lopez didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes.
Escondido's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-8. As for Otay Ranch, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Escondido wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 26-6 victory against Coastal Academy on the 5th. Otay Ranch has also already played their next matchup, a 34-32 win against Mater Dei Catholic on the 7th.
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