On Friday, Servite faced Murrieta Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Servite Friars put the hurt on the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks with a sharp 37-17 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Friars just coasted through the last quarter.
Quaid Carr was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 117 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Steele Holcomb, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Holcomb wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Servite was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for Servite and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Murrieta Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Servite will head out to take on Chaminade at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Murrieta Valley, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Murrieta Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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