The St. Francis Sharks will challenge the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Saturday, St. Francis came up short against North Monterey County and fell 34-26.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista Christian). They blew past Seaside 50-7 on Saturday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monte Vista Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Max Torres, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Dominic Pierini, who threw for 342 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Monte Vista Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Iegor Moskalenko was especially locked on to Seaside's QB and sacked him twice.
The win was the third in a row for Monte Vista Christian, bringing their record for this year to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for St. Francis, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
St. Francis came up short against Monte Vista Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 41-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pierini, who threw for 398 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.3% of his passes. Now that St. Francis knows 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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