The 2026 CIF Central Section Girls Flag Football championship game is set when the Bakersfield Christian Eagles take on the Redwood Rangers.
By: Jacob Serrato and Luis Flores
Then there were two, the 2026 CIF Central Section Girls Flag Football championship is set. On Thursday November 5, 6:00pm at the Mineral King Bowl it’s the top two seeds battling it out for a championship. The No. 2 Bakersfield Christian vs. No. 1 Redwood Rangers.
Bakersfeild Christian has been one of the best teams all season long ending off the year with a 24-2 record and the 2nd seed in the playoffs.
An offense that has been led by sophomore quarterback Isabella Solis she has been able to put up 4,573 passing yards, 90 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, .590 completion percentage, and a passer rating of 124.1.
Tatum Martin 400 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns and Addilyn Prestridge 968 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns have been valuable pieces to the offensive power in the run and pass game, but one girl stands out among them all Abby Elizalde.
Abby Elizalde is a terror for opponents. 1,589 receiving yards, 31 receiving touchdowns, 403 rushing yards, 6 rushing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The swiss army knife is the leader in three different categories.
During the regular season the offense averaged 31.7 points a game and in the playoffs they averaged 24 points a game.
The defense has been solid managing 44.0 total sacks with Tatum Martin contributing 13 of those sacks alongside that is a secondary that has snatched 71 interceptions. Kaylee Ouellette and Abby Elizalde are tied for the leading in interceptions with 10 apiece.
The defensive core was only giving up 8.5 points a game during the regular season and in the playoffs it’s the same story only giving up 6.5 points.
For the Rangers the story is dominance in just their inaugural season the Rangers went 20-1 cruising their way to the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
The offense is led by the four horsewomen. Emma Crisp the commander of the offense throwing for 3,907 yards and 78 touchdowns, the speedster Blake Duncan tagging on 896 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, then the 1,000 yard receiving duo in Adriana Soria-Rosales with 1,087 yards and 233 touchdowns and Analizah Balderas with 1,062 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Together the Redwood offense was able to manage 43.1 points a game during the regular season and have averaged 34 in the playoffs, blowing out each opponent they have played.
On the other side of the ball is the Redwood defense, a very scary pass rush group with 53.0 total sacks with Jema Serrato 16.0 sacks and Tori Ochoa 29.0 sacks being the main two causing havoc in the pocket. They were also able to snag 40 interceptions.
The Rangers defense only gave up 6.4 points a game during the regular season, during the playoffs they mimic it in the three games played Redwood has only given up 6 total points.
*Below listed is the comparisons of each team
Team comparison’s
| Statistic | Bakersfield Christian | Redwood |
| Overall record | 24–2 | 20–1 |
| Points scored | 823 | 878 |
| Points allowed | 217 | 122 |
| Points per game | 31.7 | 41.8 |
| Rushing yards/game | 63.5 | 78.9 |
| Passing yards/game | 200.4 | 221.6 |
| Receiving yards/game | 196.6 | 221.0 |
| Total yards/game | 263.9 | 300.4 |
| Sacks/game | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Interceptions/game | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Win percentage | 92.3% | 95.2% |
These two teams are no strangers to each other. They played each other twice in the regular season with each team taking a game. 8/28 Redwood Def. Bakersfield Christian 20-6 and 9/3 Bakersfield Christian Def. Redwood 24-19.
Redwood holds the overall offensive powerhouse and is looking to make a splash early, but the Eagles may have the answer to slow down Redwood’s offense. A gridiron grudge match is expected between these two teams.
This Thursday night will mark one for the history books, where legends are made, tensions arise, and one team will be crowned Champion.
The 2026 CIF Central Section Girls Flag Football championship game is set when the Bakersfield Christian Eagles take on the Redwood Rangers.
By: Jacob Serrat and Luis Flores
Jacob Serrato
Jacob Serrato is a senior and first year sports writer for the Redwood Gigantea, he is beyond thrilled to be apart of the Gigantea and to cover Redwood sports all year long.
Luis Flores
Luis Flores is a sophomore that is apart of Redwood Gigantea, he loves to write about sports topics and can't wait to write plenty of stories and cover every sport of Redwood.
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