The King's Academy Knights and the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders are set to duel on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with King's Academy sitting on three straight victories and Archbishop Riordan on 15.
Last Wednesday, King's Academy strolled past Castilleja with points to spare, taking the game 20-6. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Gators are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 47-20 win over University. Considering the Crusaders have won eight matches by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
King's Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Archbishop Riordan, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
King's Academy couldn't quite finish off Archbishop Riordan in their previous meeting back in September and fell 44-41. Can King's Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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