The St. Francis Troubadours will head out on the road to face off against the Rocklin Thunder at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has four straight victories, Rocklin has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Francis is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Davis Sr.: they outscored them in every quarter. The Troubadours' defense stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 25-0 shutout on Thursday. The Troubadours might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Natalia Zitelli
| 10/02/25 @ Davis Sr. | 145 |
| 09/03/25 vs Cordova | 136 |
| 09/30/25 vs Folsom | 130 |
| 09/09/25 vs Davis Sr. | 130 |
| 09/11/25 vs Whitney | 122 |
Natalia Zitelli produced another solid effort rushing for 145 yards and two scores while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Those 145 rushing yards gave her a new career-high.
St. Francis didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Davis Sr. to a completion percentage of just 46.2%. The team can thank Colleen Medina for the heroic effort on defense: she. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for St. Francis; they were averaging 61.9%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 61.9%.
St. Francis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Monet Zauner picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. She has been hot, having also posted two or more defended passes the last five times she's played. She got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Rocklin took a blow against Whitney on Friday, falling 41-13.
Rocklin's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
St. Francis barely slipped by Rocklin in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 22-21. Will the Troubadours repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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