The Chino Cowboys will square off against the Bellflower Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bellflower will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Chino extended their winning streak to four on Wednesday. The Cowboys blew past Montclair 28-6. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California flag football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 405th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chino's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Bryanna Gonzales.
Meanwhile, while Bellflower put up some points on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Norwalk. The Buccaneers put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 26-0 win. Considering the Buccaneers have won 11 contests by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bellflower's win came from a few key players Chino will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kendyll Upshaw, who threw for 110 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 65 yards on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards she has posted since back in August. Ta'Lia Johnson was Upshaw's top target, picking up 20 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also punching in one score on the ground.
Bellflower didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Audrey Castillo, Johnson, and Jazelle Miller picked up one apiece.
Chino's victory bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Bellflower, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
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