Santa Fe Christian is 3-0 against Mount Miguel since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Santa Fe Christian Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Mount Miguel Matadors at 7:00 p.m. Santa Fe Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Santa Fe Christian will bounce into Friday's game after beating Bishop's, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Santa Fe Christian walked away with a 24-17 victory over Bishop's on Saturday.
The critical scores for Santa Fe Christian came from Chase Woolley, Magnus Falkiewicz, and George Adams. Pj Rogers was another key player, rushing for 99 yards on only ten carries.
Santa Fe Christian wouldn't let Bishop's keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Santa Fe Christian can thank Kyan Woolley and Sam Carney for forcing both of them. Santa Fe Christian got some further help from Bradan Scott: he made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel slipped by Scripps Ranch 37-36 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Matadors.
Mount Miguel can attribute much of their success to Aj Stowers, who threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and Jayden Hunter, who gained 126 total yards and two touchdowns. Stowers has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Santa Fe Christian's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for Mount Miguel, their record is now 8-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Santa Fe Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 175 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mount Miguel has preferred to attack from the air: they average 285.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Santa Fe Christian strolled past Mount Miguel in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mount Miguel's Jacob Laverdiere, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santa Fe Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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