The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Archbishop Riordan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Archbishop Riordan took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 63-34 victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory at home. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Riordan's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adonyae Brown, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Mitchell Jr., who threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archbishop Riordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Archbishop Riordan wouldn't let Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Archbishop Riordan can thank Lopeti Malupo and Dj Sanchez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, St. Ignatius College Preparatory waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They slipped by the Padres 21-20.
Jarious Hogan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 119 yards, while also catching two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Chase(Christopher) Wiley.
Archbishop Riordan pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Archbishop Riordan has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 293.2 passing yards per game. It's a different story for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, though, as they've been averaging only 154. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Archbishop Riordan was able to grind out a solid win over St. Ignatius College Preparatory in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 41-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Riordan since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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