St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Loyola Cubs. While losing is never fun, the Golden Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Cubs are ranked 76th).
John Sanders threw for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Tim Murphy was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Isaac Fajardo rushed for 45 yards.
Loyola was led to victory by Sean Morris Ii and Ashton Pannell. Morris Ii gained 210 total yards and a touchdown, while Pannell threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Markus Kier was Pannell's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Loyola, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
St. Francis will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Loyola, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Mount Miguel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loyola will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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