The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will face off against the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Cardinal Newman 14.7, Oxbridge Academy 1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Cardinal Newman headed into their last game having not scored more than 13 points for five straight, but Olympic Heights let them put that streak behind them. Cardinal Newman claimed a resounding 31-0 win over Olympic Heights. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Crusaders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
A big part of Cardinal Newman's win came down to the chemistry between Jalyn Escobar and her top target Sophia Correa. Escobar threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns while Correa picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Cardinal Newman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Teresa Daniel and Correa.
Meanwhile, Oxbridge Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Boca Raton by a score of 13-6. The 13-point effort marked the ThunderWolves' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Oxbridge Academy pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Cardinal Newman lost to Oxbridge Academy at home by a decisive 21-6 margin in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oxbridge Academy's Liani Gil, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of her passes. Now that Cardinal Newman knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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