Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hadn't done well against Archbishop Mitty recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish walked away with a 35-28 win over the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs. This was payback for the Fightin' Irish, who suffered a 35-27 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Legend Williams led the charge by rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Williams has become a key player for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Michael Sargent also helped out by tossing the rock for 268 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Mitty only rushed for 94.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Mitty still got an impressive performance from Jonah Kroenung, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory snapped Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Archbishop Mitty, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will head out to challenge Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Archbishop Mitty, they will venture away from home to take on Junipero Serra at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Mitty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
