The Inglewood Sentinels will square off against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Saturday.
Last Friday, Inglewood was able to grind out a solid win over Carson, taking the game 34-21. Given the Sentinels' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Colts are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt McCauley went supernova for Inglewood, throwing for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 49 yards. With that strong performance, McCauley is now averaging an impressive 310 passing yards per game. Andre Nickerson was another key player, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Inglewood wouldn't let Carson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Inglewood can thank Cleavon Mouton and Venilaite Wolfgramm Iii for forcing both of them. Wolfgramm Iii is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season. Inglewood got some further help from Lucien Holland: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Inglewood was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 502 total yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now gained at least 502 total yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure earned a 42-34 victory over Archbishop Riordan on Friday. The Seraphs pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
Koen Glover had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Kaden Glover, who threw for 163 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was St. Bonaventure's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaden Few and Matthew Perez who racked up five sacks between them. Another thorn in Archbishop Riordan's side was Walter Moore, who picked up a sack and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Inglewood's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Bonaventure, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Inglewood has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 322.3 passing yards per game. St. Bonaventure, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 286.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Inglewood beat St. Bonaventure 41-34 when the teams last played back in August of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Bonaventure's Delon Thompson, who rushed for 236 yards while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also caught two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Inglewood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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