University lost against Franklin last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The University Wildcats took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Panthers are ranked 231st).
A big part of Franklin's win came down to the chemistry between Mariah Leal and her top target Melanie Martinez. Leal threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of her passes while Martinez picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Leal also racked up four rushing yards, the mostshe's had in her last three matchups.
University's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Franklin, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. University will host Hamilton at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Hamilton: 12, University: 16.3) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Franklin, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Franklin's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Lincoln's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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