After two games on the road, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School is heading back home. They will host the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School will be strutting in after a win while San Jacinto Valley Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School finally turned things around against Nuview Bridge two weeks ago. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 26-24.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School can attribute much of their success to Braeden Dietterle, who picked up 228 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Noah Gabbard, who threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt. Dietterle really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School wouldn't let Nuview Bridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School can thank Nathan Litchney and Dietterle for forcing all of them. Litchney also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, San Jacinto Valley Academy started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Desert Chapel. They took a hard 38-20 fall against the Eagles on Saturday. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, San Jacinto Valley Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Hutchinson rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards on 11 of 21 attempts. The dominant performance gave Hutchinson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, San Jacinto Valley Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Chapel only rushed for 31.
San Jacinto Valley Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Erik Corona and Hutchinson.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School might still be hurting after the 36-16 loss they got from San Jacinto Valley Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School, Brennon Carroll (who threw for 82 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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