Cavaliers Lady Flag Football Team Defeats Mater Academy
Apr 5, 2017
The Lady Cavs competed in their third home game against Mater Academy on Thursday, March 30. The girl’s flag football team was able to pull an extraordinary win by leaving the scoreboard 22-6. The team’s dedication and hard work has been seen all throughout the new season. Players of the girl’s flag football team have been diligently working towards Districts. Luckily for the Lady Cavs, they have won all of their games so far. In addition, this year the team made a comeback from last year’s game against Miami High. The first game of this year’s season was against Miami High and Gables won 21-0, however, last year they suffered a 26-0 loss. Their ability to come back from their loss last year, shows how quickly this young program is gaining momentum.
“Every game consists of maximum effort from both offense and defense. Without the team being so united and dedicated, our season wouldn’t have started off so well and we wouldn’t be undefeated so far,” sophomore Dayanna Ruiz said
Gables managed to quickly score a touchdown early in the first quarter. Mabell Espinoza scored the first touchdown of the game, starting the game at 6-0. Player, Isis Mathieu got an interception which gave Gables another six points. Sophomore Dayanna Ruiz also got a sack on Mater’s quarterback. Between offense and defense, the Lady Cavs were able to score some more points, including a safety, while only allowing Mater to score once. The game ended in a mercy ruling because of Gables’ large lead in the last quarter.
The Cavaliers Lady flag football team has had a great season so far this year. They won against South Miami 8-0, Coral Park 33-0, Miami High 21-0, Southwest 18-2, and just defeated Mater Academy as well. The girls played very well and will continue to strive for greatness. Catch the team at their next game on Tuesday, April 4 as they go up against Terra at Gables at 4:00 P.M.