On Tuesday, JSerra Catholic faced Santa Margarita in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The JSerra Catholic Lions pulled ahead with a 20-19 photo finish over the Santa Margarita Eagles. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on three straight.
JSerra Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Van Heerde, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes. Shea Gonzales was Van Heerde's top target, picking up 75 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Despite the loss, Santa Margarita still got an impressive performance from Madi Lam, who threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards on only seven carries. Lam has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played.
JSerra Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. As for Santa Margarita, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 18-5 record.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. JSerra Catholic will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on October 26th. Canyon will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something JSerra Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. Santa Margarita also won't see the field for a while: their next contest is against San Marcos at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Santa Margarita is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
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