Army-Navy is 0-5 against La Jolla Country Day since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Army-Navy Warriors will be playing at home against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 7:00 p.m. Army-Navy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
Army-Navy took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Victory Christian Academy at home to the tune of 45-0. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Army-Navy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Army-Navy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Royce Fielder and Sam Paliza. Jonah Tua was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, a win for La Jolla Country Day just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Bishop's, falling 38-14.
Although La Jolla Country Day took the loss, they still got scores from Garrett Ace and Ekin Matanza.
La Jolla Country Day wouldn't let Bishop's keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. La Jolla Country Day can thank Jordan Hochberg and Luke Givens for forcing both of them. Givens also made eight total tackles, which is notable because La Jolla Country Day is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Army-Navy's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for La Jolla Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Army-Navy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 423 total yards per game. However, it's not like La Jolla Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 355. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Army-Navy took a serious blow against La Jolla Country Day in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Army-Navy was down 21-0.
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