Archbishop Mitty couldn't quite beat Saint Francis on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 40-point defeat they were dealt last Saturday. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs fell just short of the Saint Francis Lancers by a score of 30-27. That makes it the first time this season the Monarchs have let down their home crowd.
Archbishop Mitty's loss came despite strong showings from Lazaro Faraj-Washington and Jonah Kroenung. Faraj-Washington rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Kroenung threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Kroenung a new career-high in rushing yards.
It was another big night for Kingston Keanaaina, who rushed for 313 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry for Saint Francis. Keanaaina's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop Mitty and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Saint Francis, their record is now 4-1.
Archbishop Mitty will head out on the road to take on Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Mitty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Saint Francis, they will welcome Junipero Serra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Francis also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 30.8 points per game.
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