Two dominant signal callers in Frankie Villalbazo and Jimmy Butler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bishop Amat Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Serra Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bishop Amat has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Serra will arrive with four straight victories.
Bishop Amat's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sierra Canyon on Friday. They took a blow against the Trailblazers, falling 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Trailblazers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Serra didn't have too much trouble with Notre Dame (SO) on the road on Friday as they won 34-18.
A big part of Serra's win came down to the chemistry between Butler and his top target Jadyn Robinson. Butler threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes while Robinson picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Serra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Serra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Duvay Williams, Cj Mcbean, Devohn Moutra Jr, and Daylawn Reed picked up one apiece.
Bishop Amat's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Serra, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bishop Amat was dealt a bruising 48-14 loss at the hands of Serra when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Bishop Amat, Cincere Rhaney (who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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