The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits are on the road again on Saturday to play the Northwood Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. Long Beach Poly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.
Long Beach Poly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed a 25-20 win over Esperanza. That's two games straight that the Jackrabbits have won by exactly five points.
Aaya Mclyn had a dynamite game for Long Beach Poly, throwing for 110 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mclyn also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Another reason for the win was Long Beach Poly's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Neela Bagley. Long Beach Poly got some further help from Alex Valente: she made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northwood faced Woodbridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Northwood came out on top against Woodbridge by a score of 20-7. The victory was familiar territory for the Timberwolves who have now won seven games in a row.
Long Beach Poly is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Northwood, their record now sits at 17-6.
Long Beach Poly came up short against Northwood in their previous matchup back in September, falling 20-14. Can Long Beach Poly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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