Football Preview: Brentwood School Eagles vs. St. Monica Mariners
Brentwood School has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the St. Monica Mariners at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Brentwood School's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Viewpoint to the tune of 34-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brentwood School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addison Patrick Stirling, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards. Patrick Stirling didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Monica). They blew past St. Bernard, posting a 53-7 win. Given the Mariners' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Vikings are ranked 859th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Monica found their leader in sophomore Bradley Cassier, who threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Those 363 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Cassier. Elijah Wilson helped Cassier out on the ground, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.
Brentwood School has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.4 points per game. As for St. Monica, their record is now 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Brentwood School against St. Monica when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. Will Brentwood School repeat their success, or does St. Monica have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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