The Oak Ridge Trojans will face off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over Granite Bay. Oak Ridge's win was all the more impressive since the Grizzlies were averaging only 14.8 points allowed on the season.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Laurel Smart, Natalia Pyle, Ilyana Lampe, and Trisha George picked up one apiece. Lampe has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Del Oro won against Atwater last Thursday with 26 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Del Oro never let St. Mary's onto the board and left with a 26-0 victory. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Rams are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Del Oro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Delaney Osborne, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Bella Von Seipler also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Oak Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Del Oro, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Oak Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Del Oro when the teams last played back in October, winning 27-20. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Del Oro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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