Football Preview: St. Bonaventure Seraphs vs. Apple Valley Sun Devils
The St. Bonaventure Seraphs will face off against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
St. Bonaventure is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Redondo Union with points to spare, taking the game 34-20. St. Bonaventure's win was all the more impressive since the Sea Hawks were averaging only 14.08 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Koen Glover, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards.
St. Bonaventure's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Jaden Few with two sacks. Another thorn in Redondo Union's side was Josh Barton, who made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
St. Bonaventure was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redondo Union only rushed for 74.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Apple Valley). They were the clear victor by a 48-28 margin over Culver City on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Sun Devils, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jacob Higgs and Seth Shigg. Higgs had a great game and rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Shigg was balling out in the loss, rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
Apple Valley wouldn't let Culver City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Apple Valley can thank Seth Robertson and Anthony Navarro for forcing both of them.
St. Bonaventure has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Apple Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Bonaventure has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 216.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Apple Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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