Saint Francis extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Kingston Keanaaina. The Saint Francis Lancers put the hurt on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish with a sharp 49-24 win on Friday thanks in part to Keanaaina, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards.
The team also got some help courtesy of Loa Tuiileila, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Saint Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory lost, don't look at Michael Sargent. Despite the final result, he threw for 440 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt. Obryan Flanigan also helped out as he racked up 149 receiving yards.
Saint Francis pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Saint Francis and Valley Christian are set to duel on Friday. Saint Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 2:00 p.m.
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