The Newport Harbor Sailors will square off against the Camarillo Scorpions at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Newport Harbor sitting on 21 straight victories and Camarillo on three.
Newport Harbor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Corona del Mar, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Newport Harbor was ranked first). Newport Harbor came out on top against Corona del Mar by a score of 19-6 last Monday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Camarillo). They simply couldn't be stopped last Tuesday as they easily beat Simi Valley 52-20 at home. The Scorpions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Camarillo found their leader in underclassman Jaeah Blaney, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes. Blaney is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Rebekah Stead got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Camarillo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Stead led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself. Mya Rei Smith continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Newport Harbor's win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for Camarillo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
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