Football Preview: Santa Margarita Eagles vs. St. John Bosco Braves
Santa Margarita has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the St. John Bosco Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Santa Margarita is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Inglewood, posting a 59-26 win. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Santa Margarita's victory came down to the chemistry between John Gazzaniga and his top target Jack Junker. Gazzaniga threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes while Junker picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Junker really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Trent Mosley was in the mix too, providing Santa Margarita with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco and JSerra Catholic (ranked seventh and 44th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game two weeks ago. Everything went St. John Bosco's way against JSerra Catholic as St. John Bosco made off with a 44-24 win.
Maliq Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 167 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jeremy Lenore also helped out as he racked up 115 rushing yards.
St. John Bosco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. John Bosco's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.1 points. As for Santa Margarita, their record is now 5-6.
Santa Margarita came up short against St. John Bosco in their previous meeting back in October, falling 13-0. Can Santa Margarita avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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