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| 10/19/24 - Away | 7-34 L |
| 10/06/23 - Home | 41-55 L |
| 10/01/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/24/21 - Home | 38-6 W |
| 10/11/19 - Neutral | 28-27 W |
| + 4 more games |
Bellarmine College Prep is 7-2 against Archbishop Riordan since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bells will be playing at home against the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Bellarmine College Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Archbishop Riordan will come in with seven straight victories.
Bellarmine College Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Ignatius College Preparatory on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Bells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Wildcats are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan hadn't done well against Valley Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Crusaders blew past the Warriors 49-10. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Bellarmine College Prep better keep an eye on Michael Mitchell Jr.. He was instrumental in Archbishop Riordan's win, throwing for 292 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. What's more, Mitchell Jr. racked up 152.6 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Adonyae Brown helped Mitchell Jr. out on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a pair of scores.
Archbishop Riordan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tevita Tuifua and Ronald Hargraves. Hargraves also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
Bellarmine College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Archbishop Riordan, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Bellarmine College Prep took a serious blow against Archbishop Riordan in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 34-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell Jr., who threw for 139 yards and two TDs while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and one touchdown. Now that the Bells know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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