St. Francis at Gardena Serra, 7 p.m. Friday: The upcoming stretch of games could make or break the Golden Knights as far as the Mission League is concerned, as the next three will all be against ranked opponents in the CIF Southern Section Western Division.
They will have to get it all done on the road, as well, with Friday's 23-20 win over Harvard-Westlake to open league being the last time the Golden Knights (6-0, 1-0 in league) will see Friedman Field until the regular-season finale against Cathedral on Nov. 11.
The gauntlet begins with a Serra squad that won the Mission League and Western Division championship last season and enters ranked fourth in this season's most recent poll, one spot behind St. Francis.