The Mira Mesa Marauders were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 20-14 to the Mission Hills Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 37th).
Although Mira Mesa took the loss, they still got scores from Evelyn Stabile and Philippa Liu.
Mira Mesa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marilynnrose Meza and Liu.
This is the second loss in a row for Mira Mesa and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Mission Hills, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Coming up, Mira Mesa will head out to challenge Mission Bay at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Buccaneers' defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so the Marauders' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission Hills, they will take on Carlsbad at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Grizzlies 11.8, the Lancers 7.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
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