Archbishop Mitty won the last time they faced Aptos, and things went their way on Friday too. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs blew past the Aptos Mariners 41-19. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-6.
Archbishop Mitty was led to victory by Lazaro Faraj-Washington and Jonah Kroenung. Faraj-Washington rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, while Kroenung threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Alec Grimaldo was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archbishop Mitty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Archbishop Mitty's defense and their four sacks. Aptos' QB won't forget Kai Sniffen anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times.
Archbishop Mitty's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Aptos, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Archbishop Mitty's road trip will continue as they head out to face Menlo-Atherton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Aptos, they will challenge Watsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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