Segerstrom won the last time they faced St. Margaret and things went their way on Friday too. The Jaguars walked away with a 27-14 win over the Tartans. The Jaguars pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tartans cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Ayden Morales, who rushed for 106 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 68 receiving yards. Noah Martinez was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and one score on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Segerstrom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
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On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Segerstrom's defense and their three sacks. Joshua Preciado was especially locked on to St. Margaret's QB and sacked him twice. Preciado is becoming a predictor of Segerstrom's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
When it comes to explaining why St. Margaret's lost, don't look at Kai Letcher. Despite the final result, he threw for 116 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Segerstrom pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points over those games. As for St. Margaret's, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Segerstrom is set to take on their familiar foe Esperanza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,044 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, St. Margaret's will challenge rival Brea Olinda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Letcher and Gavyn Nicholson.
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