St. Ignatius College Preparatory waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-28 victory over the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 41-34 defeat the last time these two teams met.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Soren Hummel, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Hummel a new career-high in rushing yards. Quinn Folk was Hummel's top target, picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defense and their three sacks. Harrison Luhning was especially locked on to Archbishop Riordan's QB and sacked him twice. St. Ignatius College Preparatory got some further help from Happy Rosenberg: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Archbishop Riordan, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Ignatius College Preparatory will venture away from home to take on Bellarmine College Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Ignatius College Preparatory is facing Bellarmine College Prep at the right time seeing as Bellarmine College Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Archbishop Riordan, they and Valley Christian are set to duel on Friday.
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