On Friday, the Holy Cross Crusaders were fully in charge, breezing past the San Jacinto Christian Academy Patriots 66-34. Considering the Crusaders have won four matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jude Mendez and Kenrick Siefken. Mendez rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries while Siefken rushed for 120 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Mendez's longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Holy Cross' defensive line and their four sacks. Leading the way was Peyton Butler with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Austin Wilson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Jacinto Christian Academy only rushed for 203.
Despite the loss, San Jacinto Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Broxon Potter, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Holy Cross now has a winning record of 5-4. As for San Jacinto Christian Academy, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
As of now, neither Holy Cross nor San Jacinto Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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