Football Recap: St. Thomas Catholic Eagles vs. Concordia Lutheran Crusaders
St. Thomas Catholic's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They took down the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders 27-9. The Eagles pushed the score to 27-2 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Thomas Catholic had a senior duo take command as Roy Thomas Jenkins threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns and Oliver Ljuboja picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Thomas Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Coogan and Jacob Quinlan. St. Thomas Catholic got some further help from Liam Mccarthy: he made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Thomas Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Concordia Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Thomas Catholic will venture away from home to challenge St. Michael's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael's is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so St. Thomas Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Concordia Lutheran, they will head out to take on Antonian Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Antonian Prep will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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