Football Preview: Jesuit Crusaders vs. Sunset Apollos
Jesuit has gone 9-1 against Sunset recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Jesuit Crusaders will be playing at home against the Sunset Apollos at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jesuit's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Southridge to the tune of 42-0. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Jesuit's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Ortner, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Ortner is now averaging an impressive 104.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Treynor Cleeland, who threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Jesuit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sunset made easy work of Beaverton on Friday and carried off a 45-22 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Apollos.
Jesuit pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sunset, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Jesuit didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sunset in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. Will Jesuit repeat their success, or does Sunset have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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