Football Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars vs. Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
Cabrillo is 0-4 against Long Beach Poly since October of 2023 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cabrillo Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits at 6:00 p.m. Cabrillo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.4 points per game this season.
Cabrillo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Monday, they were much more limited against Lakewood on Wednesday. They took a 20-6 bruising from the Lancers.
Even if they lost, Cabrillo's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Isabella Lyons -Strong. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Long Beach Poly). Their defense stepped up to hand Woodrow Wilson a 53-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Jackrabbits might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by 30 points or more this season.
Kenzie Paimany continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 248 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing for 52 yards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Aaya Mclyn was another key player, picking up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Long Beach Poly didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nefertiera Williams, Malawna Green, and Ki'Ele Ho-Ching picked up one apiece.
Cabrillo's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Long Beach Poly, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-8.
Cabrillo was taken down by Long Beach Poly 38-6 when the teams last played back in September. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cabrillo was down 20-0.
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