Western Christian and Huntington Beach squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Western Christian had to settle for second. They took a 29-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntington Beach Oilers. The Fighting Lancers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Although Western Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Bella Smiderle, Grace Galdamez, and Mikaela Burchell.
Western Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bailey Osborne and Galdamez.
Huntington Beach got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Roxie Shaia out in front who threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of her passes. Shaia is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly Reid, who picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Western Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-4. As for Huntington Beach, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Western Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntington Beach, they will face off against Ventura at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Ventura: 11.4, Huntington Beach: 13.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
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