Football Preview: St. Paul's Crusaders vs. Pallotti Panthers
The St. Paul's Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Pallotti Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Pallotti's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Paul's took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 24-8 victory over Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Meanwhile, Pallotti had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Admirals as they made off with a 27-6 win.
Brayden Moore was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards.
Pallotti was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
St. Paul's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Pallotti, their record is now 4-1.
St. Paul's was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Pallotti in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can St. Paul's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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