Wednesday just wasn't the day for Esperanza's offense. They took a 13-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crean Lutheran Saints on Wednesday. The Aztecs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Saints apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Ellie Frazier rushed for 68 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 120 yards on 11 of 23 attempts.
Emma Gribben was her top target, picking up 83 receiving yards.
The critical scores for Crean Lutheran came from Allyson Schmida and Hayli McIlroy.
Esperanza's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Crean Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Esperanza will face off against JSerra Catholic at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday. JSerra Catholic's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Esperanza's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Crean Lutheran, they will take on Camarillo at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday.
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