Archbishop Mitty has gone 7-2 against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will challenge the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 1:00 p.m. Archbishop Mitty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Archbishop Mitty will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Saint Francis on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 40-point loss they were dealt last Saturday. Archbishop Mitty fell just short of Saint Francis by a score of 30-27. That makes it the first time this season the Monarchs have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Archbishop Mitty had strong showings from Lazaro Faraj-Washington, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Jonah Kroenung, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Kroenung a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They took a hard 29-12 fall against Junipero Serra. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Padres are ranked 31st).
The losing side was boosted by Michael Sargent, who threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop Mitty and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Archbishop Mitty has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 149.2. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Archbishop Mitty was able to grind out a solid victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 35-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Mitty 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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