La Jolla Country Day is 6-1 against Classical Academy since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will head out on the road to face off against the Classical Academy Caimans at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully La Jolla Country Day is not getting complacent, as they comes into the match much higher ranked than Classical Academy in California (La Jolla Country Day is ranked 386th, while Classical Academy is ranked 838th).
La Jolla Country Day might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Santa Fe Christian who claimed the real prize. La Jolla Country Day was just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Santa Fe Christian. It was the first time this season that La Jolla Country Day let down their fans at home.
Even though the team lost, they still came through with several impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Jaden Mangini, who rushed for 12 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Meanwhile, Classical Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher two weeks ago after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Francis Parker by a score of 42-39. This was one game where the offenses had no trouble playing at a high level.
Classical Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Justus Smith, who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Smith was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
The losses dropped La Jolla Country Day to 5-3 and Classical Academy to 2-6.
La Jolla Country Day beat Classical Academy 35-28 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Classical Academy's Life Pollard, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for La Jolla Country Day to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
