The Del Oro Golden Eagles will challenge the Franklin Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Del Oro nor Franklin posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Franklin is hoping to do what Rocklin couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Del Oro's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Del Oro never let Rocklin onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The six-point effort marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Del Oro's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maycee Kirby.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Franklin beat Elk Grove 12-6 on Thursday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin found their leader in freshman Joy Jones, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Jones has posted in her last ten matchups. Kalani Phearson was another key player, throwing for 275 yards and a touchdown.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aletha Singleton and Tochi Ojije. Ojije also made nine total tackles, which is notable because Franklin is 6-1 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 5-6 otherwise.
Del Oro's victory bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Franklin, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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