If Clairemont was riding high fresh off their 35-6 takedown of Canyon Hills last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clairemont Chieftains fell just short of the Mission Bay Buccaneers by a score of 22-20 on Monday. That makes it the first time this season the Chieftains have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Clairemont lost, don't look at Alexis Benjamin. Despite the final result, she picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 13 yards and a touchdown. Camryn Walton made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Clairemont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Natalie Hovey and Walton.
Clairemont's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Mission Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Clairemont nor Mission Bay have any future games scheduled.
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