Football Preview: Novato Hornets vs. Vacaville Bulldogs
The Novato Hornets will square off against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Novato made off with a 7-6 victory over San Marin. The seven-point effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Vacaville came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Mustangs onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The Bulldogs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four matches.
The critical scores for Vacaville came from Sophia Franzoni, Elaina Munoz, and Marley Walpole.
Vacaville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Gabriella Olazabal led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times she's played.
Novato pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Vacaville, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
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