Two dominant signal callers in Victory Bragg and Aria Khan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Mary's Rams will challenge the Tokay Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (St. Mary's: 11.6, Tokay: 9.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Gregori by a score of 46-36. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Rams, who until this game were averaging 11.62 points allowed.
St. Mary's can attribute much of their success to Bragg, who threw for 650 yards and six touchdowns while completing 89.7% of her passes, and Raia Brown, who gained 285 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards (160). Presley DaCruz was another key player, picking 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 is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made seven or more in the last nine games she's played.
Meanwhile, Tokay put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Rodriguez as Tokay made off with a 28-6 victory. Considering the Tigers have won 17 matches by more than 19 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Mary's pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tokay, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.
St. Mary's ended up a good deal behind Tokay in their previous meeting back in September, losing 20-6. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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