Football Preview: St. Mary's Knights vs. Thunderbird Titans
St. Mary and Thunderbird are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The St. Mary's Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Thunderbird Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mary's took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They took down Buckeye 21-7.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird got the win against Northwest Christian on Friday by a conclusive 34-10. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.
Elijah Little continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 196 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. Andrew Cohill was another key player, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Thunderbird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Christian only rushed for 65.
St. Mary's now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Thunderbird, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
St. Mary's took a serious blow against Thunderbird in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 29-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that St. Mary's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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