Football Preview: Crean Lutheran Saints vs. Esperanza Aztecs
The Crean Lutheran Saints will challenge the Esperanza Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Crean Lutheran's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Esperanza's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Crean Lutheran is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cypress just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centurions. The defeat continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Centurions: they've now lost three in a row.
Even if they lost, Crean Lutheran's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Riley Paik. She also made four total tackles, which is notable because Crean Lutheran is 13-5 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise. Crean Lutheran got some further help from Jane Hewitt: she made nine total tackles and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Esperanza entered their tilt with El Dorado on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 win over the Golden Hawks. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crean Lutheran's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Esperanza, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Crean Lutheran beat Esperanza 13-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Crean Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Esperanza turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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