Holtville hasn't had much luck against Vincent Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Holtville Vikings will welcome the Vincent Memorial Scots at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Holtville focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Monday.
Holtville is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They were beaten by Imperial 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Tigers are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Vincent Memorial's offense rose to the challenge against a Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 14.5 points allowed on Monday. Vincent Memorial breezed by Southwest EC at home to the tune of 42-0. Considering the Scots have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Vincent Memorial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Azul Trujillo led the charge by throwing for 286 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.5% of her passes. Trujillo is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for four or more in the last three games she's played. Gala Cervantes was Trujillo's top target, rushing for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Vincent Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Kyra Sanchez, Hosana Chavez, and Jessica Manriquez picked up one apiece.
Holtville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Vincent Memorial, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Holtville was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Vincent Memorial in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trujillo, who threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.3% of her passes, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Holtville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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