Football Preview: St. Monica Mariners vs. St. Genevieve Valiants
The St. Monica Mariners will venture away from home to square off against the St. Genevieve Valiants at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Genevieve is hoping to do what Mary Star of the Sea couldn't on October 4th: put an end to St. Monica's winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. Monica strolled past Mary Star of the Sea with points to spare, taking the game 35-18.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve entered their tilt with St. Bernard on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Vikings 46-13 on the road. Given the Valiants' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Vikings are ranked 855th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Genevieve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Genevieve's defense and their five sacks. Anthony Medina was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
St. Monica's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for St. Genevieve, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
St. Monica was dealt a bruising 44-0 loss at the hands of St. Genevieve in their previous matchup back in October of 2017. Can St. Monica avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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