Flag Football Game Preview: Clairemont Chieftains vs. Hoover Cardinals + How To Watch

The Clairemont Chieftains will challenge the Hoover Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clairemont will be strutting in after a victory while Hoover will be coming in after a loss.

Clairemont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Canyon Crest Academy 45-13 on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Chieftains considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.

Kacey Otterman

Receiving Yards (Career)

09/25/25 vs Canyon Crest Academy	136
09/18/25 vs O'Farrell Charter	97
09/11/25 vs Patrick Henry	84
09/09/25 @ University City	78
09/02/25 vs Morse	77

A big part of Clairemont's win came down to the chemistry between Abby Mora and her top target Kacey Otterman. Mora threw for 219 yards and four TDs while completing 72.7% of her passes while Otterman picked up 136 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Those 136 receiving yards gave Otterman a new career-high.

Clairemont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Alexis Benjamin picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. She got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Hoover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a hard 31-12 fall against University City. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while the Centurions are ranked 222nd).

Clairemont pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.2 points on average over those games. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13-1.

Clairemont took their victory against Hoover in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 28-6 score. Do the Chieftains have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.