Vincent Memorial has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Brawley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Vincent Memorial on the road against Calexico as the squad secured a 48-6 victory. The Scots' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Vincent Memorial found their leader in underclassman Azul Trujillo, who threw for 316 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.2% of her passes. Trujillo has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last seven times she's played. Jessica Manriquez was Trujillo's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Vincent Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paola Longoria and Manriquez.
Meanwhile, Brawley entered their tilt with Southwest EC on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 26-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Eagles are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brawley's defense made their presence known, laying out Delylah Santiago. three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Isabella Lopez.
Vincent Memorial pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Brawley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Vincent Memorial didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Brawley in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 32-26 victory. Will Vincent Memorial repeat their success, or does Brawley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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