Football Preview: St. Monica Mariners vs. Brentwood School Eagles
The St. Monica Mariners's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Brentwood School Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Monica is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past St. Bernard, posting a 53-7 victory. Given the Mariners' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Vikings are ranked 859th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Monica found their leader in sophomore Bradley Cassier, who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Those 363 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Cassier. Elijah Wilson helped Cassier out on the ground, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, while Brentwood School put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Viewpoint. Brentwood School took their game with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Viewpoint. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brentwood School's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Patrick Stirling, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards. Patrick Stirling didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes.
Brentwood School has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.4 points per game. As for St. Monica, their record now sits at 7-2.
St. Monica took a serious blow against Brentwood School in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 50-0. Thankfully for St. Monica, Sol Broady (who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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