El Capitan won the last time they faced Los Banos, and things went their way on Thursday too. The El Capitan Gauchos came out on top against the Los Banos Tigers by a score of 28-20. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Tigers are ranked 509th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ariel Ochoa continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 352 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80.4% of her passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Bailee Moniz.
El Capitan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Shantelle Magana.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Los Banos, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. El Capitan will face off against Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Merced is on a three-game streak of home wins, El Capitan a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Los Banos, they will square off against Atwater at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Atwater will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Los Banos surely won't give up without a fight.
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