The Cathedral Phantoms will head out on the road to square off against the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cathedral's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Last Friday, Cathedral beat Paraclete 41-30.
Cathedral found their leader in underclassman Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 49 yards. Those 341 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Jefferson. Quentin Hale did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 203 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 29-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Swordsmen are ranked 77th).
Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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