After three games on the road, St. Ignatius College Preparatory is heading back home. They will take on The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went St. Ignatius College Preparatory's way against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory as St. Ignatius College Preparatory made off with a 38-14 victory. Given St. Ignatius College Preparatory's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cameron Jones and Jarious Hogan were among the main playmakers for St. Ignatius College Preparatory as the former rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and the latter rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 19-0 win over Bellarmine College Prep.
The critical scores for Archbishop Mitty came from Caden Allard, Toju Maku, and Jonah Kroenung.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Archbishop Mitty, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory skirted past Archbishop Mitty 24-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Does St. Ignatius College Preparatory have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Mitty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.