After flying high against Holtville on Saturday, Mission Bay came back down to earth. The Buccaneers fell 13-0 to the Imperial Tigers on Saturday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Buccaneers were not able to get on the board.

Kiyoka Burke
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Even if they lost, Mission Bay's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kiyoka Burke. She has been hot, having posted two or more sacks the last five times she's played.
Mirella Barron was her usual excellent self, rushing for 81 yards and one TD on only seven carries, while also throwing for 236 yards and one touchdown for Imperial. That's the most rushing yards Barron has posted over her last six games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mission Bay fell to 6-1-1. As for Imperial, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-1-2 record this season.
Mission Bay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-12 win against Patrick Henry on the 26th. As for Imperial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 33-14 victory against Olympian on the 26th.
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