Football Preview: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs
Two dominant backs in Jarious Hogan and Lazaro Faraj-Washington are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will square off against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs 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.
Last Friday, St. Ignatius College Preparatory didn't have too much trouble with Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory as they won 45-28. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Hogan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 265 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.6 rushing yards per game. Zui Shelton did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 94 receiving yards.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Bellarmine College Prep, posting a 41-7 win. The matchup marked the Monarchs' most dominant victory of the season.
Archbishop Mitty's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and Jonah Kroenung, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. What's more, he's the contest marked his third straight with at least 100.
The win made it two in a row for St. Ignatius College Preparatory and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Archbishop Mitty, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Archbishop Mitty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 184. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was able to grind out a solid win over Archbishop Mitty in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Ignatius College Preparatory since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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