Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaminade-Madonna). They blew past the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs 62-17 on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 25 points or more this season.
A big part of Chaminade-Madonna's win came down to the chemistry between Bekkem Kritza and his top target Jasen Lopez. Kritza threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes while Lopez picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lopez showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 51 yards. Kyle Washington also helped out with an impressive 115 receiving yards.
Chaminade-Madonna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Despite the loss, Cardinal Gibbons still got an impressive performance from Jayden Torres, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Torres' passing game has become a key predictor of Cardinal Gibbons' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jackson, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chaminade-Madonna pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Chaminade-Madonna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will face off against Miramar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season.
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