The Seward Seahawks's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Monroe Catholic Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Seward knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Monroe Catholic likes a good challenge.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Valdez, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked first). Everything went Seward's way against Valdez on Saturday as Seward made off with a 46-26 win. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 260.3.
Meanwhile, Monroe Catholic took a blow against Nikiski on Friday, falling 54-14.
Seward pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Monroe Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Seward against Monroe Catholic in their previous matchup back in August, as the squad secured an 86-14 win. Does Seward have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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