Orange Lutheran has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Mater Dei Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Orange Lutheran's upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Servite, who was ranked 43rd at the time (Orange Lutheran was ranked 15th). Orange Lutheran never let Servite onto the board and left with a 38-0 victory on Friday. The match marked the Lancers' most dominant win of the season.
Tj Lateef continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 176 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Orange Lutheran also got a significant boost from Kamryn Shingleton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Dei). They blew past St. John Bosco 59-14 on Friday. The victory was just business as usual for the Monarchs, who after eight games remain undefeated this season.
Dash Beierly was his usual excellent self, throwing for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Kayden Dixon-Wyatt also helped out as he racked up 126 receiving yards.
Mater Dei didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaryn Washington and CJ Lavender Jr..
Orange Lutheran pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mater Dei, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Lateef and Beierly. Lateef has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 212.7 passing yards and has 20 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Beierly has averaged 163.4 passing yards and has 18 passing touchdowns on the season.
Orange Lutheran was dealt a bruising 55-13 loss at the hands of Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Orange Lutheran, Elijah Brown (who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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