Football Preview: Archbishop Riordan Crusaders vs. Los Gatos Wildcats
Archbishop Riordan is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Los Gatos is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will host the Los Gatos Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Archbishop Riordan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Soquel, posting a 41-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 14-7 win over Junipero Serra.
It was another big night for Grayson Doslak, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Beau Musser, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Los Gatos wouldn't let Junipero Serra keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Los Gatos can thank Franklin White and Alexander Pyszczak for forcing both of them.
Los Gatos is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for Archbishop Riordan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Things could have been worse for Archbishop Riordan, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Los Gatos in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Archbishop Riordan, Boxer Kopcsak-Yeung (who rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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