St. Ignatius College Preparatory is 1-9 against Junipero Serra since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Junipero Serra took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Ignatius College Preparatory, who comes in off a win.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on September 6th (they won by 29) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral Catholic , sneaking past 16-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Ignatius College Preparatory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Soren Hummel, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Quinn Folk was Hummel's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Happy Rosenberg was the leader with 2.5. St. Ignatius College Preparatory got some further help from Sui Gallegos-Hunkin: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Last Saturday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Junipero Serra was dealt a 56-16 defeat at the hands of St. John Bosco. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Braves are ranked second).
St. Ignatius College Preparatory now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Junipero Serra, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory took a serious blow against Junipero Serra in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 43-10. Thankfully for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Maealiuaki Smith (who threw for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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