El Capitan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over the Golden Valley Cougars. The result was nothing new for the Gauchos, who have now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Ariel Ochoa was her usual excellent self, throwing for 370 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 75.6% of her passes. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 302.2 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Madysen Dietz, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
El Capitan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Shantelle Magana picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Golden Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
El Capitan will be playing at home against Atwater at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Atwater will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Golden Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: CJ Giamona and Antonia Lejarde.
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