The Classical Academy Caimans will take on the Escondido Charter Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Classical Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Classical Academy's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Thursday, when they got past Francis Parker's usually-dominant defense. Classical Academy blew past Francis Parker 33-12. Considering the Caimans have won 13 contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Classical Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Ella Moore and her top target Mary Hayes. Moore threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.6% of her passes while Hayes picked up 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Moore is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for four or more in the last six games she's played.
Classical Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hayes and Jiselle Nunez.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Escondido Charter). They enjoyed a cozy 38-20 win over O'Farrell Charter on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Falcons are ranked 579th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riley Graff had an outrageously good game as she threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Those 43 rushing yards gave her a new career-high. Teagen Hustead got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Classical Academy pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Escondido Charter, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
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