St. Bernard is on a five-game streak of home wins, while San Rafael is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crusaders will welcome the Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Bernard's will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Del Norte, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Crusaders enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over the Warriors on Saturday. The Crusaders pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Trenten Hagler
| 11/08/25 vs Del Norte | 293 |
| 11/01/24 @ Fortuna | 257 |
| 11/01/25 @ Fortuna | 253 |
| 09/20/24 @ Clear Lake | 235 |
| 11/09/24 vs Del Norte | 234 |
St. Bernard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trenten Hagler, who threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns. Those 293 passing yards gave Hagler a new career-high. Kuron Devlin also helped out as he racked up 102 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was St. Bernard's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Kohlton Hall was the leader with two. He has been hot recently, having posted 1.5 or more sacks the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely San Rafael's strategy against Terra Linda on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bulldogs blew the Trojans out of the water with a 46-13 final score. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Bernard's better focus on containing Lachlan Royston and Will Healy as the pair were huge in San Rafael's win. Royston threw for 433 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, while Healy picked up 201 receiving yards and four scores. Royston's passing game has become a key predictor of San Rafael's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. Jameson Fondnazio also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
San Rafael didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with six picking up one apiece. Casey Earnest got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
St. Bernard's record now sits at 9-1. As for San Rafael, their record is now 7-3.
Saturday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Hagler and Royston. Hagler just won't slow down this season and has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 155.3 passing yards per game. Royston has been a dominant force too and has thrown 33 touchdowns (and and only 6 pick) while averaging 256.7 passing yards per game.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Bernard's has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 165.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, San Rafael has preferred to attack from the air: they average 268.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
