Football Preview: Orange Lutheran Lancers vs. St. John Bosco Braves
Orange Lutheran hasn't had much luck against St. John Bosco recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Orange Lutheran Lancers will take on the St. John Bosco Braves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Orange Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against JSerra Catholic as Orange Lutheran made off with a 42-20 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Steve Chavez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tj Lateef, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco and Santa Margarita (ranked seventh and 52nd in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Friday. St. John Bosco came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Margarita , sneaking past 31-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Braves have posted against the Eagles since October 20, 2017.
St. John Bosco's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.3 points per game. As for Orange Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Orange Lutheran came up short against St. John Bosco in their previous meeting back in October, falling 28-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. John Bosco's Koa Malau'Ulu, who threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Orange Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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