Football Preview: McClatchy Lions vs. Antelope Titans
McClatchy has won six straight games at home, while Antelope has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The McClatchy Lions will welcome the Antelope Titans at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McClatchy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Grant as McClatchy made off with a 25-0 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Pacers are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McClatchy relied on the efforts of Daisy Throckmorton, who threw for 217 yards and four touchdowns, and Breyana Kimmons, who picked up 44 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Throckmorton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, defending a pass and snagged an interception.
McClatchy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rihanna Sharma, Throckmorton, and Ualegalu Rhodes picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Antelope on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Cordova out of the water with a 39-6 final score. With the Titans ahead 20-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
McClatchy's victory bumped their record up to 21-0. As for Antelope, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
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