Football Preview: Viewpoint Patriots vs. Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles
Viewpoint has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Verbum Dei Jesuit took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Viewpoint, who comes in off a win.
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 contest before.
Viewpoint's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Price led the charge by rushing for ten yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing 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. Another thorn in Carpinteria's side was Ryder Kabakoff, who picked up three sacks and made 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 outmatched by Mary Star of the Sea on the road and fell 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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