Football Preview: Bellarmine College Prep Bells vs. Saint Francis Lancers
Bellarmine College Prep is 2-8 against Saint Francis since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bellarmine College Prep is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They fell 24-13 to Monte Vista. While losing is never fun, the Bells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 175th).
Although Bellarmine College Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Dominic Vaccaro and Luca Bovone.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Saint Francis was a bit more limited in their match two weeks ago. They were dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of De La Salle. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Saint Francis' defeat came about despite a quality game from Kingston Keanaaina, who rushed for 114 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Bellarmine College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Saint Francis, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Bellarmine College Prep lost to Saint Francis on the road by a decisive 28-10 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Bellarmine College Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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