Football Preview: Tokay Tigers vs. St. Mary's Rams
Two dominant signal callers in Aria Khan and Victory Bragg are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tokay Tigers will challenge the St. Mary's Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tokay is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Tokay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Rodriguez. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 11.62 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came out on top against Gregori by a score of 46-36.
St. Mary's had a senior duo take command as Bragg threw for 650 yards and six touchdowns while completing 89.7% of her passes and Raia Brown gained 285 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards (160). Another player making a difference was Presley DaCruz, who picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Larissa Hackley led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. Khairun Burkhalter has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last nine times she's played.
Tokay's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Tokay strolled past St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tokay since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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