The Arcadia Titans will challenge the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arcadia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
Arcadia is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 42-24 bruising from Arizona College Prep on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Titans have let down their home crowd.
Despite their loss, Arcadia saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Zach Smith, who threw for 253 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Smith, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seton Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat La Joya Community 63-12. The result was nothing new for the Sentinels, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Coree Edwards and Luc Aguilar. Edwards rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries while Aguilar rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Edwards really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Taisi Alo did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Seton Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory (which was Seton Catholic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.5 points per game. As for Arcadia, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Everything went Arcadia's way against Seton Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as Arcadia made off with a 20-0 win. Does Arcadia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seton Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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