Football Preview: St. Francis Prep Terriers vs. Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers
Two dominant backs in Jonathan Nguyen and Franklin Dominguez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Francis Prep Terriers are on the road again on Sunday to play the Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Francis Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Christ the King, posting a 42-12 victory on the road. With the Terriers ahead 35-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
St. Francis Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Leary out in front who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing. Nguyen helped Leary out on the ground, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Mt. St. Michael Academy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.33 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 47-32 to Holy Trinity. The loss was the Mountaineers' first of the season.
Mt. St. Michael Academy might have lost, but man, Shamari Ormsby was a machine: he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Al-Amin Shobayo was in the mix as well, providing Mt. St. Michael Academy with a touchdown.
St. Francis Prep pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
St. Francis Prep came up short against Mt. St. Michael Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 54-48. Thankfully for St. Francis Prep, Marc Pearson Jr. (who rushed for 73 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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