Aliso Niguel was the 31-6 winner over Santa Margarita when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Wolverines fell 14-7 to the Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Eagles are ranked fifth).
Paige Russell threw for 190 yards and one TD. Kailiey King was her top target, picking up 88 receiving yards. On the ground, Cambria Kaminski rushed for 27 yards.
A big part of Santa Margarita's win came down to the chemistry between Madi Lam and her top target Gwen Julianel. Lam rushed for 57 yards and one touchdown on only six carries while Julianel picked up 115 receiving yards and one score. That's the most rushing yards Lam has posted over her last nine contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Aliso Niguel and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Santa Margarita, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-1.
Aliso Niguel wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 33-7 win against El Toro on the 10th. As for Santa Margarita, they have also already played their next game, a 34-19 defeat against Edison on the 13th.
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