Two dominant signal callers in Mary Reger and Alexis Benjamin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mission Bay Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Clairemont Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mission Bay's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Clairemont's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, Mission Bay earned a 22-13 win over Crawford. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Colts are ranked 596th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Mission Bay's victory came down to the chemistry between Reger and her top target Alegra Camacho. Reger threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns while Camacho picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mission Bay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacquelyn Quiachon and Hallie Bastian.
Clairemont never got on the board in their matchup last Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Canyon Hills last Monday. They blew past the Rattlers , posting a 35-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Chieftains, who have now won six matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Benjamin, who threw for 108 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of her passes, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Natalie Hovey was in the mix too, providing Clairemont with two touchdowns.
Mission Bay has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Clairemont, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Everything came up roses for Mission Bay against Clairemont in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 44-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clairemont's Camryn Walton, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mission Bay still be able to contain Walton? There's only one way to find out.
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