Football Preview: Ukiah Wildcats vs. St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs
Two dominant signal callers in Beau David and Gabe Casanovas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ukiah Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Vincent de Paul is hoping to do what Santa Rosa couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ukiah's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ukiah simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Santa Rosa 42-14 on the road. With the Wildcats ahead 28-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Ukiah's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Omaurie Phillips, who picked up 89 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Phillips has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played. David was another key passer, throwing for 132 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent de Paul had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 50-0 victory at home. The match marked the Mustangs' most dominant win of the season so far.
Mason Caturegli was his usual excellent self, rushing for 217 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Chelew, who gained 62 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Vincent de Paul was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Vincent de Paul didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Frankie Monachello and Jack Ellis.
Ukiah's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Ukiah has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 368.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like St. Vincent de Paul struggles in that department as they've been averaging 412.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Ukiah didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Vincent de Paul in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 25-21 victory. Does Ukiah have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Vincent de Paul turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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