The Chaminade Eagles will head out to challenge the Bishop Amat Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Amat took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Chaminade, who comes in off a win.
Chaminade took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Notre Dame (SO) 31-30. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Ronnell Hewitt went supernova for Chaminade, rushing for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Chaminade also relied on Hewitt, who's 48-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Niles Davis was another key rusher, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Chaminade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against Serra, falling 52-21. 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 111th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 17th).
Chaminade's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Bishop Amat, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-7.
Chaminade lost to Bishop Amat on the road by a decisive 35-17 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Chaminade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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