Football Game Preview: Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers vs. Holy Trinity Titans

Mt. St. Michael Academy is 1-6 against Holy Trinity since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mountaineers will venture away from home to square off against the Titans at 1:00 p.m.

Mt. St. Michael Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Holy Cross on Saturday. They took an 18-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The matchup marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Victor Declet

Rushing Yards

10/25/25 @ Nazareth	157
11/01/25 vs Holy Cross	144
09/13/25 @ Cardinal Spellman	89
09/06/25 @ Christ the King	67
09/19/25 @ Fordham Prep	59
+ 4 more games

Mt. St. Michael Academy might have lost, but man, Victor Declet was a machine: he rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. The Mountaineers are 2-1 when Declet posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise.

Meanwhile, while Holy Trinity put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Nazareth. The Titans simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Kingsmen 34-0. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 26 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Holy Trinity and bumps their season record up to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 17 points in those games. As for Mt. St. Michael Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Mt. St. Michael Academy came up short against Holy Trinity in their previous matchup back in September, falling 26-19. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.