Football Preview: Mayfair Monsoons vs. Troy Warriors
The Mayfair Monsoons will venture away from home to face off against the Troy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mayfair's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over Dominguez on the road. The Monsoons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
A big part of Mayfair's victory came down to the chemistry between Gena Heredia and her top target Jaezarah Smith. Heredia threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes while Smith picked up 82 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making a tackle, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Esmeralda Guerra made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Mayfair didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Abigail Herrera, Guerra, Courtney Cummings, and Smith picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Troy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three last Monday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 32-12 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Wildcats are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mayfair is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Troy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3-3.
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