St. Mary came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 26-14 victory over the Kimball Jaguars. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Jaguars are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of St. Mary's win came down to the chemistry between Victory Bragg and her top target Kylie Limbrick. Bragg threw for 495 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.8% of her passes while Limbrick picked up 130 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bragg is now averaging an impressive 304.4 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) also went to Mila Townsend.
St. Mary's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alessandra Barajas.
When it comes to explaining why Kimball lost, don't look at Emma Coronado. Despite the final result, she rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of her passes. The dominant performance gave Coronado a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Kimball, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary's will welcome West at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in St. Mary's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while West has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Kimball, they will host Lodi at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kimball is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
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