The El Rancho Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Whittier Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, El Rancho lost to California at home by a 38-20 margin. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Condors are ranked 122nd).
The losing side was boosted by Melissa Perez, who rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 118 yards and one TD.

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El Rancho didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alany Jacobo and Emma Gonzalez. Jacobo has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Whittier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-12 heartbreaker at the hands of Santa Fe.
Whittier's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for El Rancho, they now have a losing record of 5-6-1.
El Rancho couldn't quite get it done against Whittier in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 14-6. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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