The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will take on the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Dowd took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Newman, who comes in off a win.
Bishop O'Dowd is hoping to do what Armijo couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cardinal Newman's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cardinal Newman blew past Armijo 56-21 at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Royals are ranked 430th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Jamari Gentry, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and Zion Cargill, who gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns. Cargill really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. Kahlio Vaetoe was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Cardinal Newman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jesse Myers and Vaetoe who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd ended up a good deal behind McClymonds on Friday and lost 28-14. The loss was the Dragons' first of the season.
Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
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