Football Preview: Viewpoint Patriots vs. Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles
After three games on the road, Viewpoint is heading back home. They will welcome the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Viewpoint will be strutting in after a win while Verbum Dei Jesuit will be coming in after a defeat.
Viewpoint is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Carpinteria on Friday as Viewpoint made off with a 43-20 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Viewpoint got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Logan Price out in front who rushed for ten yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. Darren Haggerty was Price's top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Viewpoint's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Karson Papotta and Magnus Merriman. Ryder Kabakoff was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making seven total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Viewpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Verbum Dei Jesuit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Mary Star of the Sea 63-0.
Viewpoint now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Verbum Dei Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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