Two dominant signal callers in Alexis Benjamin and Mary Reger are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Clairemont Chieftains will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. Clairemont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Clairemont took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Canyon Hills. The result was nothing new for the Chieftains, who have now won six matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Benjamin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 108 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of her passes, and also picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Natalie Hovey was another key player, picking up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Clairemont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jada Bunton, Camryn Walton, and Benjamin picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay was able to grind out a solid victory over Crawford on Monday, taking the game 22-13. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Colts are ranked 596th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Mission Bay's win came down to the chemistry between Reger and her top target Alegra Camacho. Reger threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns while Camacho picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Clairemont pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mission Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Clairemont was taken down by Mission Bay 44-7 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reger, who threw for 443 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Now that Clairemont knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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