Football Preview: Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots vs. Cathedral Catholic Dons
The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots will head out on the road to square off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Academy of Our Lady of Peace sitting on six straight wins and Cathedral Catholic on four.
Last Monday, Academy of Our Lady of Peace got the win against Kearny by a conclusive 32-12. Given the Pilots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Komets are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic's offense rose to the challenge against a Falcons defense that boasted an average of only 14.25 points allowed on Thursday. Cathedral Catholic simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Scripps Ranch 36-0 on the road. Considering the Dons have won nine matches by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace came up short against Cathedral Catholic in their previous meeting back in September, falling 14-7. Can Academy of Our Lady of Peace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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