Oak Ridge won the last time they faced St. Francis, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Oak Ridge Trojans came out on top against the St. Francis Troubadours by a score of 20-8. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ava Melton and Ava Edwards. Melton also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Oak Ridge is 10-2 when she posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Oak Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oak Ridge will head out to square off against Del Oro at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Del Oro is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Oak Ridge a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for St. Francis, they will venture away from home to challenge Granite Bay at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite Bay's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so St. Francis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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