Football Preview: McClatchy Lions vs. Oak Ridge Trojans
The McClatchy Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the Oak Ridge Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McClatchy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed by Cosumnes Oaks to the tune of 34-6. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 34-8 victory. Oak Ridge's win was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 13.58 points allowed on the season.
One reason for the win was Oak Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Annalise Pengel.
McClatchy's victory bumped their record up to 27-1. As for Oak Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
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