Football Preview: St. Mary's Prep Eaglets vs. Farmington Falcons
The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets are on the road again on Friday to play the Farmington Falcons. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Mary's Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over North Farmington. Given the Eaglets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Raiders are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Darrin Jones Jr. and Richard Goike. Jones Jr. rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while Goike rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Farmington). They were the clear victor by a 39-13 margin over Lakeland on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
St. Mary's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Farmington, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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