Football Preview: JSerra Catholic Lions vs. Servite Friars
JSerra Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Servite Friars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
JSerra Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Damien 49-21 on the road last Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Ryan Hopkins and Isaiah Arriaza. Hopkins had a great game and threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Arriaza was balling out in the loss, throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns.
JSerra Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out Arriaza. five times. In that department, Cruz Nunez was the leader with two sacks. Another thorn in Damien's side was Madden Faraimo, who made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Servite put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 33-14 victory over St. Paul.
It was another big night for Quaid Carr, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Gavin Gutierrez, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Servite wouldn't let St. Paul keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Servite can thank Brando Mosqueda and Kaleb Aiava for forcing both of them. Aiava also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
JSerra Catholic pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Servite, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Everything came up roses for JSerra Catholic against Servite when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-0 win. Will JSerra Catholic repeat their success, or does Servite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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