Football Recap: St. Thomas Academy Skates Past Two Rivers with Ease

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Previous Games

10/09/25 - Away	50-14 W
10/28/23 - Home	47-14 W
11/04/22 - Neutral	45-0 W
09/09/22 - Away	51-0 W
09/09/21 - Home	55-0 W
+ 5 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Academy). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 50-14 victory over the Two Rivers Warriors. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-6.

Leading St. Thomas Academy to victory were Tristan Karl and Dominic Baez. Karl threw for 80 yards and three touchdowns, while Baez rushed for 80 yards and three scores. Baez has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Thomas Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive games.

St. Thomas Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Revis Cooney and Todd Rogalski.

St. Thomas Academy's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points on average over those games. As for Two Rivers, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Looking ahead, St. Thomas Academy will challenge Mahtomedi at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Zephyrs' defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so the Cadets' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Two Rivers, they will take on Northfield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.