St. Francis had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Bishop Alemany Warriors on Friday as the St. Francis Golden Knights made off with a 37-13 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Golden Knights have posted since September 15, 2023.
St. Francis had a senior duo take command as Isaac Fajardo rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and John Sanders threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 135 rushing yards gave Fajardo a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Francis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bishop Alemany lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gianni Haynes, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bishop Alemany also got a significant boost from Michael Boyd, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
St. Francis' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Bishop Alemany, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
St. Francis will welcome Paraclete at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Bishop Alemany, they will head out on the road to take on St. Paul at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Alemany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
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