Football Preview: Mercy Culture Prep Royals vs. Temple Christian Eagles
Mercy Culture Prep is 1-8 against Temple Christian since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mercy Culture Prep Royals will square off against the Temple Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Temple Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercy Culture Prep, who comes in off a win.
Mercy Culture Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bishop Reicher Catholic 49-6 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Royals have posted since October 13, 2023.
Mercy Culture Prep can attribute much of their success to Jon Anthony Lardizabal, who gained 267 total yards and a touchdown, and Landon Martinez, who threw for 278 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Braden Raybuck helped Martinez out on the ground, picking up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Temple Christian just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Sacred Heart on the road and fell 51-13. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Joseph Waldo, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Mercy Culture Prep's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Temple Christian, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-7.
Mercy Culture Prep took a serious blow against Temple Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 48-18. Can Mercy Culture Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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