Sage Creek entered their tilt with Canyon Crest Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 33-32 win over the Canyon Crest Academy Ravens. This was payback for the Bobcats, who suffered a 30-12 loss the last time these two teams met.
Sage Creek found their leader in underclassman Gabriella Markos, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Those 59 rushing yards gave Markos a new career-high. Addison Ewald was Markos' top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 62 yards on only five carries.
Sage Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ewald and Gretchen Bodensteiner. Bodensteiner also snagged an interception, which is notable because Sage Creek is undefeated when she posts at least one interception, but 5-10 otherwise.
Sage Creek's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Canyon Crest Academy, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withEscondido at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sage Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Canyon Crest Academy, they will take on Westview at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westview's defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so Canyon Crest Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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