After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bergen Catholic, Iona Prep was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They blew past the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders 43-13 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Gaels considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Julian Guzman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Crew Davis, who gained 109 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Iona Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Stepinac only rushed for 38.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Stepinac still got an impressive performance from Zaire Spellman, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Iona Prep back to even at 2-2. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Iona Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against St. John the Baptist at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they will venture away from home to face off against St. Anthony's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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