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| 08/25/23 - Away | 34-6 W |
| 09/13/19 - Away | 36-28 W |
| 09/07/18 - Home | 55-39 W |
Arcadia is a perfect 3-0 against St. Mary since September of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Titans will be playing at home against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Arcadia is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Arcadia's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Friday, when they got past Snowflake's usually-dominant defense. The Titans came out on top against the Lobos by a score of 32-22.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ryan Jimenez and Brenner Green. Jimenez had a great game and rushed for 250 yards and two TDs. Meanwhile, Green was balling out in the loss, rushing for 62 yards and three scores.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Mary's had no problem doing just that on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 29-28 photo finish over the Skyhawks. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
A big part of St. Mary's victory came down to the chemistry between Luke Horn and his top target Ezekiel Chavez. Horn rushed for 66 yards on only nine carries while Chavez rushed for 62 yards and one touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Horn has posted since back in September.
St. Mary's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Mary's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Nolan Brown with three.
Arcadia's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Arcadia has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 374.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 371.3 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Arcadia against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 34-6 win. In that matchup, the Titans amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
