The Crean Lutheran Saints will head out to take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crean Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
While Saints fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They put the hurt on Mullen with a sharp 35-12 win on Friday.
Crean Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caden Jones led the charge by throwing for 262 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.6% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Taurian Nash was in the mix as well, providing Crean Lutheran with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crean Lutheran was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 423 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mullen only gained 281.
Crean Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dillon Booth and Mason McCullough. Another thorn in Mullen's side was Ryder Barnes, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy fell victim to Buchanan and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Bears are ranked 113th).
Everything went Crean Lutheran's way against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2017 as Crean Lutheran made off with a 23-0 victory. Does Crean Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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