It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withGolden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Scripps Ranch has four straight wins, San Pasqual has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Scripps Ranch's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 victory over Point Loma at home. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 20 points or more this season.
Scripps Ranch found their leader in underclassman Kennedy McCabe, who threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes, and also rushed for 36 yards. That's the most rushing yards McCabe has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Emelia Barajas, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Scripps Ranch's defense and their four sacks. Marissa Antonio was especially locked on to Point Loma's QB and sacked her three times.
Meanwhile, San Pasqual came up short against Eastlake on Monday, falling 27-6. The Golden Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Scripps Ranch's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for San Pasqual, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
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