Cathedral came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the St. Paul Swordsmen out 16-14. That's more bragging rights for the Phantoms, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 65 yards on only seven carries. A healthy portion of Jefferson's aerial production (92 yards to be exact) went to Quentin Hale.
Despite the loss, St. Paul still got an impressive performance from Gabriel Castaneda, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Castaneda has become a key player for St. Paul: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Cathedral's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 166.5 rushing yards in those games compared to only 166.5 in the others. As for St. Paul, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Cathedral wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 35-20 loss against Bonita on the 8th. St. Paul has also already played their next contest, a 14-10 defeat against Thousand Oaks on the 8th.
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