The Monterey Trail Mustangs will square off against the Franklin Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Monterey Trail's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Cosumnes Oaks on Thursday. They fell to the Wolfpack 6-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). They walked away with a 34-21 win over Sheldon on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won four games in a row.
A big part of Franklin's win came down to the chemistry between Kalani Phearson and her top target Aletha Singleton. Phearson threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns while Singleton picked up 135 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Singleton's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked her fourth straight game with at least 100 receiving yards. Joy Jones helped Phearson out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jazmin Luevano and Singleton.
Monterey Trail has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Monterey Trail barely slipped by Franklin when the teams last played back in September, winning 7-6. Will Monterey Trail repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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