Football Preview: Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears vs. Narbonne Gauchos
On Monday Port of Los Angeles will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Narbonne Gauchos at 3:00 p.m. Port of Los Angeles hasn't scored more than eight points for nine games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Port of Los Angeles' offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against San Pedro on Monday. They were dealt a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Pirates are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Narbonne won against Port of Los Angeles last Monday with 22 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Wednesday. Narbonne's defense stepped up to hand Hawkins a 22-0 shutout. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Shayla Rivera was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. She has become a key player for Narbonne: the team is 8-3 when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 3-6 otherwise.
Narbonne didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Faith Ugoje and Jailyn Smith-Sanders.
Port of Los Angeles' defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Narbonne, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9.
Port of Los Angeles might still be hurting after the 22-0 loss they got from Narbonne in their previous meeting last Monday. Can Port of Los Angeles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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