Football Preview: Chaminade Eagles vs. Loyola Cubs
Chaminade has gone 7-1 against Loyola recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chaminade Eagles will head out to take on the Loyola Cubs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Chaminade came up short against Serra and fell 33-21. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 14th).
Chaminade's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cameron Pooley, who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and Devin Olmande, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Chaminade wouldn't let Serra keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chaminade can thank Logan Carpenter and Ronnell Hewitt for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Carpenter a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Loyola earned a 24-17 victory over Bishop Amat on Friday.
Chaminade's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Loyola, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Chaminade beat Loyola 42-35 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaminade since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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