Football Preview: Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers vs. Holy Trinity Titans
The Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers are taking a road trip to challenge the Holy Trinity Titans at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. St. Michael Academy has five straight wins, Holy Trinity has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Mt. St. Michael Academy was fully in charge, breezing past Kennedy Catholic 42-13 on the road. Fans of the Mountaineers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Shamari Ormsby was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 79 yards. Victor Declet was another key rusher, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. St. Michael Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Holy Trinity just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Xavier, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Knights are ranked 93rd).
Mt. St. Michael Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Holy Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Mt. St. Michael Academy suffered a grim 34-12 defeat to Holy Trinity in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. St. Michael Academy was down 20-0.
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