After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Archbishop Riordan is finally coming home. After each having a week off, they and the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Archbishop Riordan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Two weeks ago, Archbishop Riordan lost to Pittsburg on the road by a 56-42 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (34), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Archbishop Riordan might have lost, but man, Jeremiah Jones was a machine: he rushed for 309 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. Michael Mitchell Jr. was another key player, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory lost 39-14 to Wilcox two weeks ago. The loss was the Fightin' Irish's first of the season.
Although Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Sargent and Jasaun Mabrey.
Archbishop Riordan now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Riordan against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-19 victory. Will Archbishop Riordan repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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