The Sonoma Valley Dragons will square off against the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sonoma Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully St. Vincent de Paul likes a good challenge.
Sonoma Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 36-27 win over Salesian College Preparatory.
It was another big night for Hudson Giarritta, who picked up 173 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Dalan Lopata was another key player, having thrown for 275 yards and four touchdowns.
Sonoma Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Giarritta picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Sonoma Valley got some further help from Luis Botello: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Vincent de Paul had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.2 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 53-24 victory over the Pumas. Considering the Mustangs have won ten games by more than 26 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of St. Vincent de Paul's win came down to the chemistry between Gabe Casanovas and his top target Joseph Edwards Phillips. Casanovas threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes while Phillips gained 191 total yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Phillips also racked up 64 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August of 2023. Another player making a difference was Mason Caturegli, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
St. Vincent de Paul's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points per game. As for Sonoma Valley, their record now sits at 12-0.
Sonoma Valley was taken down by St. Vincent de Paul 42-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Sonoma Valley, Kai Hall (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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