Flag Football Recap: Tayli Paeu-Lindgren Leads St. Francis' Defense on Tuesday + How To Watch

St. Francis hadn't done well against Del Oro recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Troubadours walked away with a 13-6 win over the Golden Eagles. This was payback for the Troubadours, who suffered a 26-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.

The critical scores for St. Francis came from Natalia Zitelli and Jade Abalateo.

St. Francis didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Del Oro to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Holland Sperber for the heroic effort on defense: she. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for St. Francis; they were averaging 62.9%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 62.9%.

St. Francis' defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Del Oro's QB won't forget Tayli Paeu-Lindgren anytime soon given she sacked her four times.

Troubadours

Previous 5 Games

09/23/25 @ Del Oro	13-6
09/18/25 @ Granite Bay	2-31
09/16/25 @ Oak Ridge	2-41
09/12/25 vs Christian Brothers	32-26
09/11/25 vs Whitney	26-6

St. Francis' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-3. As for Del Oro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

St. Francis didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 22-21 win against Rocklin on the 25th. As for Del Oro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-0 loss against Whitney on the 25th.