Football Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Julian Eagles
The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Julian Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Julian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph Academy, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: California Lutheran, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Academy was ranked 11th). St. Joseph Academy blew past California Lutheran 62-30 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four matches by 32 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 506 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Colton Mcgee. nine times. In that department, Conall McMahon was the leader with five sacks.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Julian was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They and Ocean View Christian were almost perfectly matched up, but Julian suffered a 7-6 loss. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Julian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Joseph Academy skirted past Julian 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Does St. Joseph Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Julian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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