After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Justin-Siena is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Justin-Siena will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 34-point they dealt St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Friday. Justin-Siena took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over St. Patrick-St. Vincent.
Drew Sangiacomo went supernova for Justin-Siena, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score. Luke Ficeli was Sangiacomo's top target, picking up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Justin-Siena's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 9.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dallas Logwood and Reuben Jones who racked up six sacks between them. Logwood is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley beat Montgomery 39-32 on Friday.
Sonoma Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Hughes out in front who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hughes is now averaging an impressive 105 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was Dalan Lopata, who threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns.
Sonoma Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Hughes and Hudson Giarritta. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Justin-Siena's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sonoma Valley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Justin-Siena skirted past Sonoma Valley 31-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sonoma Valley's Trent Ohman, who threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Justin-Siena to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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