Football Recap: East Bay Finds Playoff Glory Versus Mariner

Indians

Previous Games

04/23/25 vs Mariner	13-0
04/17/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech	14-10
04/15/25 vs Spoto	31-0
04/07/25 @ Plant City	51-0
04/03/25 vs Spoto	51-8
+ 4 more games

East Bay had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Mariner Tritons get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Indians, who have now won nine games in a row.

The critical scores for East Bay came from Victoria Whitfield and Jayla Jackson.

East Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jazalyn Baluja and Jackson. Baluja has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times she's played.

East Bay's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.0 points on average over those games. As for Mariner, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.

Looking ahead, East Bay will take on Tampa Bay Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Indians 5.7, the Titans 8.5) so any points scored will be well earned. Mariner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.