Football Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. Poway Titans
The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will take on the Poway Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mater Dei Catholic will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Mater Dei Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over Helix.
Kartell Purvis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards. A healthy portion of Purvis' aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Isaiah Cook.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Poway). They claimed a resounding 63-27 win over University City. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
It was another big night for Luke Jorgensen, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards.
Poway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Poway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eli Alsop and Oliver Vera.
Mater Dei Catholic pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.4 points per game. As for Poway, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7.
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