Girls Flag Football

Etiwanda Edges Rancho Cucamonga 25-19 in Double Overtime; Eagles Improved to 2-0 in Baseline League Games

Sep 18 2024 09:23:31

Flag Football:

Etiwanda won its eighth consecutive game on Tuesday.

And it was dramatic.

The Eagles improved to 2-0 in Baseline League games after a 25-19 victory over Rancho Cucamonga in double overtime.

Alivia Gordon got EHS on the board with a 60-yard TD run.

Gordon gave the Eagles a 13-0 lead on a 77-yard TD run.

Freshman Mariah Wakumoto caught a 17-yard TD from sophomore quarterback, Cassandra Vazquez to close out the first half.

After being shut out in the first overtime, the EHS defense and sophomore Janelle Martinez deflected a pass to send the game into a second OT period.

Back on defense again, Martinez and Karli Aguilar deflected passes in the corner of the corner of the end zone.

Vazquez completed a pass to Wakumoto for a huge gain in the red zone.

And one play later, senior captain and wide receiver, Samantha Garcia, scored the game-winning TD on a scoring strike from Vazquez.

Up next: Etiwanda welcomes King on Saturday morning at 9.

RCHS will host St. Lucy’s on Monday at 5.

Records: RCHS (10-4, 1-1); Etiwanda (10-1, 2-0)

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