The Canyon Comanches are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Santa Margarita Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Canyon's defense has only allowed 9.7 points per game this season, so Santa Margarita's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat JSerra Catholic by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 19-14.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Canyon's defense and their three sacks. Baylee Backoff was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twoherself.
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita's offense rose to the challenge against a Royals defense that boasted an average of only 10.83 points allowed on Saturday. Everything went Santa Margarita's way against San Marcos as Santa Margarita made off with a 34-14 victory. Considering the Eagles have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Madi Lam continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 218 yards and five touchdowns. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last five games she's played.
Santa Margarita didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mackenzie Young and Katelyn Romano.
Canyon pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Santa Margarita, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Canyon came up short against Santa Margarita when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 6-0. Can Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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