The Burton Pumas's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Washington Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burton's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Washington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Burton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 33-7 margin over Immaculate Conception on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pumas considering their two-point performance the matchup before.
Burton relied on the efforts of Khrisla Abuan, who threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of her passes, and Richelle Hammon, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hammon a new career-high in rushing yards. Promise Nelson got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Burton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Nelson led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself.
Meanwhile, Washington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 12-6 to Terra Linda. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Burton's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3-1.
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