The Salinas Cowboys will venture away from home to challenge the Carmel Padres at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Salinas nor Carmel posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Salinas turned things around against Watsonville on Wednesday. They never let the Wildcatz get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Wildcatz are ranked 354th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Salinas came from Alissa Escutia and Jaslyne Coronado.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Salinas' defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Jimena Salazar with three.
Meanwhile, Carmel didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Palma on Monday, but they still walked away with a 12-6 victory.
Salinas' record now sits at 10-7. As for Carmel, their record is now 7-4.
Salinas came up short against Carmel when the teams last played back in September, falling 26-14. Can the Cowboys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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