The St. Francis Golden Knights will square off against the Muir Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 50-22 win over Calabasas. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Golden Knights this season.
Meanwhile, Muir came tearing into Friday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Spartans 22-19.
Alijah Parker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
Muir was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Muir pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for St. Francis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
St. Francis came up short against Muir in their previous meeting back in September, falling 28-18. Can St. Francis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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