Football Preview: Saint Francis Lancers vs. Bellarmine College Prep Bells
Saint Francis is 8-2 against Bellarmine College Prep since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Saint Francis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against De La Salle two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 42-7. The loss was the Lancers' first of the season.
Kingston Keanaaina put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 114 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season. Sean Walsh made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Bellarmine College Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 24-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monte Vista. While losing is never fun, the Bells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 175th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Saint Francis fell to 2-1. As for Bellarmine College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Saint Francis strolled past Bellarmine College Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 28-10. Does Saint Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellarmine College Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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