Torrey Pines has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Santa Margarita Eagles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Torrey Pines: 11.6, Santa Margarita: 8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Torrey Pines is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Classical Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Caimans 20-14. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Caimans are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mater Dei, posting a 45-0 victory at home. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Madi Lam was her usual excellent self, throwing for 194 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80.8% of her passes. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times she's played.
Santa Margarita's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged seven passes before it was all said and done. Quinn Conry led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself.
Torrey Pines' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Santa Margarita, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
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