The Mariposa County Grizzlies and the Riverbank Bruins will meet on Tuesday for a tough Bear Battle. Mariposa County will be strutting in after a win while Riverbank will be coming in after a loss.
Mariposa County's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Aspire Langston Hughes Academy's usually-dominant defense. Mariposa County breezed by Aspire Langston Hughes Academy at home to the tune of 50-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
Meanwhile, Riverbank came up short against Millennium on Thursday and fell 13-2.
Riverbank didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Naomi Jimenez and Maya Guzman were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Mariposa County pushed their record up to 12-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Riverbank, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Mariposa County strolled past Riverbank when the teams last played back in September by a score of 34-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverbank's Brianna Guel, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of her passes. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mariposa County still be able to contain Guel? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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