Football Recap: Mt. Zion Skates Past Mater Dei with Ease + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 - Away	52-14 W
10/25/24 - Away	56-37 W
10/20/23 - Home	41-6 W
10/21/22 - Away	38-35 W
10/22/21 - Home	14-28 L

Mt. Zion had won nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 8-1 to make it ten. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over the Mater Dei Knights. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7.

Keller Stocks produced another solid performance throwing for 285 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 31 yards. Jacob Harvey was another key player, picking up 151 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Mt. Zion's run defense was locked in: Mater Dei could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. While seven picked up at least one total tackle, Harvey stood above the rest. He picked up 151 receiving yards and two scores. Mt. Zion's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.88 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.23 on average over their last five games.

As for Mater Dei, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. They haven't had much luck with Mt. Zion recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Although Mater Dei took the loss, they still got scores from Bodie Brockmeier and Bentley Nicklin.

Coming up, Mt. Zion will be playing at home against Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Braves' defense better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 31.4 points per game this season. Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now.