St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Valley Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Ignatius College Preparatory beat Archbishop Mitty 24-19. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Monarchs are ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jarious Hogan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory wouldn't let Archbishop Mitty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Ignatius College Preparatory can thank Manoah Faupusa and Daniel Leupold for forcing both of them. Faupusa also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Archbishop Mitty's side was Sui Gallegos-Hunkin, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 29-3 to Junipero Serra. The match marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 170.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in October, winning 20-13. Will St. Ignatius College Preparatory repeat their success, or does Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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