Football Preview: Salesian Mustangs vs. St. Anthony Saints
On Friday Salesian will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the St. Anthony Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Salesian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Crespi, posting a 38-0 win at home. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Cameron Crutcher, who threw for 177 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards. J? Anthony Cobb was another key player, gaining 115 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Salesian's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Alex Vasquez was the leader with two. He is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now sacked two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Salesian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Lancers 42-20. That 22 point margin sets a new team best for the Saints this season.
Salesian pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Anthony, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Salesian came up short against St. Anthony in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 29-22. Can Salesian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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