After each having a week off, the Notre Dame Titans and the Aquinas Falcons will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame is looking for their season?s first win.
Notre Dame's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Xavier Prep last Thursday. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Saints. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 959th, while the Saints are ranked 478th).
Meanwhile, Aquinas was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They enjoyed a cozy 27-10 victory over Citrus Valley.
Aquinas' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Kenneth Crews was the leader with two sacks. Aquinas got some further help from Mike Davis: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned for a touchdown.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Aquinas, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Notre Dame took a serious blow against Aquinas when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 47-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aquinas' Jusyis Solis, who rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Notre Dame knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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