The Saint Francis Lancers will square off against the Junipero Serra Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
Saint Francis will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 41) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Archbishop Mitty out 30-27.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kingston Keanaaina and Lazaro Faraj-Washington. Keanaaina had a great game and rushed for 313 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Faraj-Washington was balling out in the loss, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Saint Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Junipero Serra, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory 29-12 on Saturday. The Padres' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Saint Francis' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Junipero Serra, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Saint Francis was dealt a bruising 45-17 defeat at the hands of Junipero Serra when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Saint Francis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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