After starting their season with seven straight games on the road, Eureka is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Eureka is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Del Norte on Friday. They and the Warriors were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 7-6 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Loggers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Bernard's). They blew past Harding Academy, posting a 51-6 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
St. Bernard's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Manzi, who picked up 148 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Manzi was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenten Hagler, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
St. Bernard's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quentin Ikeya and Michael Fugate.
Eureka's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Bernard's, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Eureka took a serious blow against St. Bernard's in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 37-0. Thankfully for Eureka, Wyatt Simoni (who rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns) 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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