Two dominant backs in Adonyae Brown and Brandon Palma are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Salinas Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Archbishop Riordan comes in on ten and Salinas on three.
Archbishop Riordan will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Junipero Serra, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Crusaders walked away with a 42-35 victory over the Padres on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Brown and Iziah Singleton. Brown had a great game and gained 236 total yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Singleton was balling out in the loss, rushing for 50 yards and three touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Archbishop Riordan's defensive line and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Zachary Kleppin, Sione Fanaika, and Dj Sanchez, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Salinas narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Alisal 31-28. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Trojans are ranked 262nd) , the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Riordan's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Salinas, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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