Football Preview: Bishop Amat Lancers vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos
The Bishop Amat Lancers will square off against the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bishop Amat is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points back in August, they were much more limited against St. Paul last Friday. They fell 21-12 to the Swordsmen.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Orange Vista, posting a 48-19 victory at home. Fans of the Broncos have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vista Murrieta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Beaver, who threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Devon Leonard helped Beaver out on the ground, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vista Murrieta was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 420 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Bishop Amat's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Vista Murrieta, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Things could have been worse for Bishop Amat, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-24 loss to Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in November of 2016. Can Bishop Amat avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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