St. Francis is 0-3 against Oak Ridge since September of 2024 but things could change on Thursday. The Troubadours will take on the Trojans at 5:45 p.m. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
St. Francis easily dispatched Davis Sr. on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Troubadours fell just short of Rocklin by a score of 25-22 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Troubadours came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Thunder are ranked 224th).
The losing side was boosted by Annie Swanson, who picked up 38 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

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St. Francis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Monet Zauner led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself. Taylor Mitchell is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as she's now defended at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Oak Ridge was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Granite Bay by a score of 14-12.
St. Francis will have to contain Laurel Smart as she made an impact in Oak Ridge's last game. She picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Taylor Lemos also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Oak Ridge's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 12-2. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
St. Francis was taken down by Oak Ridge 41-2 in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Trojans' Maya Scipio, who threw for 307 yards and five TDs while completing 73.8% of her passes. Now that the Troubadours know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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