Football Preview: Bishop Alemany Warriors vs. St. Paul Swordsmen
The Bishop Alemany Warriors will head out to challenge the St. Paul Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bishop Alemany is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against St. Francis on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bishop Alemany lost 37-13 to St. Francis. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul). They walked away with a 29-20 victory over St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on Friday. Given the Swordsmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Warriors are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marley Luatua had a dynamite game for St. Paul, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Luatua's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. St. Paul also got a significant boost from Gabriel Castaneda, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Paul was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Bishop Alemany's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for St. Paul, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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