The St. John Paul II Catholic Lions will face off against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. John Paul II Catholic is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Benjamin Franklin just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to the Chargers 13-7. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
St. John Paul II Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Margaret Garverick and Nevaeh Arner. Arner also snagged an interception, which is notable because St. John Paul II Catholic is 2-1 when she posts at least one interception, but 4-7 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza fell victim to St. Mary's and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Knights 34-0.
St. John Paul II Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8. As for Marcos de Niza, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-1 record this season.
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