After flying high against Copper Canyon last Tuesday, Willow Canyon came back down to earth. The Willow Canyon Wildcats lost 28-3 to the Verrado Vipers on Monday. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Willow Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Madison Mendiola and Aukalani Faoa. Mendiola also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
A big part of Verrado's victory came down to the chemistry between Mia Williams and her top target Lilian ?Dakota? Chazaro. Williams threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt while Chazaro picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 70 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) also went to Sanaa Holliday.
Willow Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Verrado, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3.
Willow Canyon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Lake Havasu on the 8th. As for Verrado, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-0 victory against La Joya Community on the 8th.
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