Football Preview: Beaumont Cougars vs. Citrus Valley Blackhawks
The Beaumont Cougars will head out to challenge the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Beaumont will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Beaumont's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They breezed by Yucaipa at home to the tune of 42-0. Considering the Cougars have won seven contests by more than 23 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jasmin Craner had a dynamite game for Beaumont, throwing for 301 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also rushing for 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Francheska Dizon, who picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Beaumont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mackenzie Rudell and Doris Arko Mensah.
Meanwhile, Citrus Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Redlands 14-12. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Terriers are ranked 605th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kandice Quast was a one-man wrecking crew for Citrus Valley as she rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Quast's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total.
Beaumont pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Citrus Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Everything went Beaumont's way against Citrus Valley when the teams last played back in September, as Beaumont made off with a 31-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beaumont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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