The La Salle College Explorers will head out on the road to take on the Calvert Hall Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Salle College is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Malvern Prep, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (La Salle College was ranked third). La Salle College managed a 21-17 win over Malvern Prep on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Meanwhile, Calvert Hall won against Virginia Academy two weeks ago with 48 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Calvert Hall blew past Kiski School 48-7 on the road. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Maryland, while the Cougars are ranked 61st in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calvert Hall's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mekhi Brown led the charge by punching in two rushing scores, while also throwing for 158 yards on 12 of 17 attempts. Another rusher making a difference was Kevaughn Mitchell, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Calvert Hall wouldn't let Kiski School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Calvert Hall can thank Santino Derry-Mattio and Dillon Hardy for forcing both of them. Derry-Mattio also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
La Salle College's record now sits at 2-0. As for Calvert Hall, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
La Salle College came out on top in a nail-biter against Calvert Hall in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Salle College since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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