The Rock Academy Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the San Ysidro Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Rock Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They and Castle Park were almost perfectly matched up last Friday, but Rock Academy suffered a 35-34 defeat. The Warriors gained 137 more yards on the day, but it was the Trojans that made the best use of them.
Rock Academy might have lost, but man, Ashton St. Jean was a machine: he rushed for 374 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, St. Jean is now averaging an impressive 143.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Rock Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, San Ysidro was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were beaten by Hoover 41-10. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-3.
Rock Academy's record is now 0-4. As for San Ysidro, their record now sits at 1-4.
Rock Academy was able to grind out a solid win over San Ysidro when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 39-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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