Football Preview: St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats vs. Junipero Serra Padres
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 1-9 against Junipero Serra since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will be strutting in after a win while Junipero Serra will be coming in after a loss.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on September 6th (they won by 29) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cathedral Catholic 16-14.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Soren Hummel out in front who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Quinn Folk was Hummel's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was St. Ignatius College Preparatory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Happy Rosenberg was especially locked on to Cathedral Catholic's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. St. Ignatius College Preparatory got some further help from Sui Gallegos-Hunkin: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Two weeks ago fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Junipero Serra had to suffer through a 56-16 loss at the hands of St. John Bosco. The Padres have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Junipero Serra, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was dealt a bruising 43-10 loss at the hands of Junipero Serra in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Maealiuaki Smith (who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) 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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