Football Preview: Archbishop Mitty Monarchs vs. St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats
Two dominant backs in Lazaro Faraj-Washington and Jarious Hogan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will square off against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Archbishop Mitty finally turned things around against Bellarmine College Prep on Friday. They blew past the Bells 41-7. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Archbishop Mitty's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and Jonah Kroenung, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Faraj-Washington's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Archbishop Mitty didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Grant Siripoke and Kai Sniffen.
Meanwhile, St. Ignatius College Preparatory didn't have too much trouble with Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory on Friday as they won 45-28. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Hogan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 265 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.6 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Soren Hummel, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Ignatius College Preparatory and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Archbishop Mitty, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Archbishop Mitty has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Ignatius College Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Archbishop Mitty came up short against St. Ignatius College Preparatory in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Archbishop Mitty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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