St. Bonaventure has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Saturday. They will face off against the Inglewood Sentinels at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Bonaventure beat Archbishop Riordan 42-34. The Seraphs pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
Koen Glover had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Kaden Glover was another key player, throwing for 163 yards and a touchdown.
St. Bonaventure's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jaden Few and Matthew Perez who racked up five sacks between them. With that strong performance, Few is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. St. Bonaventure got some further help from Walter Moore: he picked up a sack and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Bonaventure was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Inglewood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Carson by a score of 34-21. Given the Sentinels' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Colts are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt McCauley was a one-man wrecking crew for Inglewood as he threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 49 yards. Andre Nickerson was in the mix too, providing Inglewood with two touchdowns.
Inglewood wouldn't let Carson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Inglewood can thank Cleavon Mouton and Venilaite Wolfgramm Iii for forcing both of them. Wolfgramm Iii is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Carson's side was Lucien Holland, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Bonaventure pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Inglewood, their record now sits at 3-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Bonaventure has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 286.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Inglewood has preferred to attack from the air: they average 322.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
St. Bonaventure came up short against Inglewood in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, falling 41-34. Can St. Bonaventure avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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