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 shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Riordan has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 111 points over their last three matchups.
Two weeks ago, Archbishop Riordan ended up a good deal behind Pittsburg and lost 56-42. 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.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Riordan got top-tier performance from Jeremiah Jones, who 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.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Archbishop Riordan has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 299 passing yards per game. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 193 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Riordan against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-19 victory. Does Archbishop Riordan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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