Football Preview: Del Campo Cougars vs. Placer Hillmen
Del Campo has gone 4-0 against Placer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Del Campo Cougars will square off against the Placer Hillmen at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Placer's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Del Campo hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Del Campo breezed by River Valley on the road to the tune of 46-0 on Tuesday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 34 points or more this season.
Sophia Wright was her usual excellent self, throwing for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Jurgens, who picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Del Campo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angela Busath and Keira Rowan.
Meanwhile, Placer owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They blew past Roseville 24-0. That looming 24-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hillmen yet this season.
Del Campo pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Placer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.
Del Campo strolled past Placer in their previous matchup back in September by a score of 18-0. Does Del Campo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Placer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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