Football Recap: Salinas Takes a Loss + How To Watch

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salinas can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders and fell 42-9. The matchup marked the Cowboys' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Michael Mitchell Jr. produced another solid effort throwing for 385 yards and four TDs while completing 73.9% of his passes for Archbishop Riordan. Mitchell Jr. has been hot, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cynai Thomas, who picked up 83 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

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Previous 5 Games

11/15/25 @ Archbishop Riordan	9-42
11/07/25 @ Alisal	31-28
10/30/25 vs Carmel	49-24
10/23/25 vs Aptos	49-35
10/17/25 @ Palma	41-42

The loss snapped Salinas' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record. As for Archbishop Riordan, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.

Salinas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Riordan, they will challenge Junipero Serra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.