The Lodi Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Mary's Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lodi's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past West 29-0 on the road. Given the Flames' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lodi's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bella Perry and Lillie Bayless. What's more, Bayless also racked up 45 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's entered their tilt with Lincoln on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Trojans on the road to the tune of 48-12. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
St. Mary's got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Presley DaCruz out in front who picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Victory Bragg was another key signal caller, throwing for 395 yards while completing 76.9% of her passes.
Lodi has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for St. Mary's, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Lodi didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bragg, who threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of her passes. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lodi still be able to contain Bragg? There's only one way to find out.
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