Archbishop McCarthy had already won ten in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-6 win over the Cypress Bay Lightning on the road. With the Mavericks ahead 28-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Robert Kerns was a one-man wrecking crew for Archbishop McCarthy as he threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Kendall Brown was Kerns' top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archbishop McCarthy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Archbishop McCarthy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Olivier Belizaire was the leader with two. Archbishop McCarthy got some further help from Justin St-Ange: he made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagging an interception.
Archbishop McCarthy pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cypress Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Archbishop McCarthy will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on St. Brendan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cypress Bay, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on McArthur at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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