The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Archbishop Mitty and nine for Bellarmine College Prep dating back to last season.
Archbishop Mitty is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Archbishop Riordan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Archbishop Mitty had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of Archbishop Riordan.
Despite the defeat, Archbishop Mitty had strong showings from Lazaro Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Caden Kelly, who picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. Faraj-Washington's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Bellarmine College Prep was beaten by Junipero Serra 47-6 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Padres are ranked 46th).
Archbishop Mitty's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Bellarmine College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Archbishop Mitty strolled past Bellarmine College Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 19-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Mitty since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
