Football Preview: San Pedro Pirates vs. Jefferson Democrats
The San Pedro Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jefferson Democrats at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (San Pedro: 7.7, Jefferson: 7.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
San Pedro's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 18-0 victory over San Fernando. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Tigers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Pedro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Jefferson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over the Toilers. The result was nothing new for the Democrats, who have now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
San Pedro is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2-1 record this season. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
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