Football Preview: Calvert Hall Cardinals vs. La Salle College Explorers
The Calvert Hall Cardinals will take on the La Salle College Explorers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Calvert Hall beats La Salle College with 48 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Calvert Hall took their contest on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 48-7 victory over Kiski School. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Maryland, while the Cougars are ranked 61st in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvert Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mekhi Brown, who punched in two rushing scores, and also threw for 158 yards on 12 of 17 attempts. Kevaughn Mitchell was another key back, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Calvert Hall wouldn't let Kiski School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Calvert Hall can thank Santino Derry-Mattio and Dillon Hardy for forcing both of them. Derry-Mattio's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Meanwhile, La Salle College didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Malvern Prep on Friday, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Calvert Hall's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for La Salle College, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Calvert Hall couldn't quite finish off La Salle College when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 38-35. Will Calvert Hall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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