The Brawley Wildcats will face off against the Vincent Memorial Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vincent Memorial is hoping to do what Southwest EC couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Brawley's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Brawley blew past Southwest EC 26-0. 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.
One reason for the win was Brawley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Isabella Lopez.
Meanwhile, Vincent Memorial waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They claimed a resounding 48-6 win over the Bulldogs on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-6.
It was another big night for Azul Trujillo, who threw for 316 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.2% of her passes. She 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.
Brawley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Vincent Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Brawley came up short against Vincent Memorial in their previous meeting back in September, falling 32-26. Can Brawley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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