The Verrado Vipers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Verrado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
Notre Dame Prep's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Verrado hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. Verrado's defense stepped up to hand Desert Edge a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Verrado's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Simone Pfitzer was the leader with three. She is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep came into Tuesday's contest having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 40-12 win over Chaparral at home. The Saints' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lily McCracken went supernova for Notre Dame Prep, rushing for 130 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 178 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes. McCracken's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total. Lydia Gray was another key player, rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Verrado pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Notre Dame Prep, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
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