The Segerstrom Jaguars are taking a road trip to challenge the Esperanza Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Segerstrom is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
Segerstrom took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 35-27 victory over St. Margaret's. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Noah Tagaloa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 40 yards and a touchdown. Those 172 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Nicholas Cervantes was another key player, gaining 88 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Segerstrom was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Segerstrom's defense and their five sacks. Joshua Preciado was especially locked on to St. Margaret's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Esperanza blew past Garden Grove, posting a 42-6 win on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Segerstrom pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Esperanza, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-2.
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