The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Pittsburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Archbishop Riordan came up short against St. Bonaventure and fell 42-34. The Crusaders were down 35-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Manogue. Pittsburg blew past Bishop Manogue 41-14 at home. With the Pirates ahead 34-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jamar Searcy and Marley Alcantara were among the main playmakers for Pittsburg as the former rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries and the latter threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. That's the most rushing yards Alcantara has posted since back in September of 2023. Pittsburg also got help from Rj Mosley, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pittsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pittsburg wouldn't let Bishop Manogue keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pittsburg can thank Etene Pritchard, Jr. and Elijah Bow for forcing both of them. Bow didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made four total tackles.
Archbishop Riordan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pittsburg, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
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