The St. Francis Troubadours will face off against the Oak Ridge Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Francis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Rocklin on Tuesday. They took a 26-12 bruising from the Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Troubadours can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Thunder are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Grizzlies 40-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Natalia Pyle, Ava Edwards, and Annika Tanner picked up one apiece. Edwards also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 127.
St. Francis has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
St. Francis was taken down by Oak Ridge 34-6 when the teams last played back in September. Can St. Francis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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