The Carlsbad Lancers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Calexico Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlsbad's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Calexico's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Carlsbad is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against La Costa Canyon by a score of 13-6.
Meanwhile, Calexico came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 32-26 win over the Tigers. Calexico's victory was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 13.55 points allowed on the season.
A big part of Calexico's win came down to the chemistry between Giovanna Ortiz and her top target Paula Nicole Cruz. Ortiz threw for 403 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt while Cruz picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Cruz really caught the secondary sleeping when she pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maria Jose Gastelum, who picked up 156 receiving yards.
Calexico's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Joana Brambila and Madeline Montes, who racked up all four sacks between them. Montes also made five total tackles, which is notable because Calexico is 9-4 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 3-4 otherwise.
Calexico is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.9 points per game. As for Carlsbad, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9-1.
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