Football Game Preview: Savannah Savages vs. St. Pius X Warriors

Savannah and St. Pius X are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Savages are taking a road trip to take on the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Savannah will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

Savannah is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Maryville: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Savages blew the Spoofhounds out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The Savages pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spoofhounds had little chance of recovering from.

Riley Cook

Receiving Yards (Career)

10/17/25 @ Maryville	109
11/01/24 vs Southeast/Central	40
08/30/24 vs Pleasant Hill	18
11/15/24 vs Kearney	16
10/25/24 vs St. Pius X	3

Savannah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Cook led the charge by picking up 109 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also punching in one TD on the ground. Those 109 receiving yards gave Cook a new career-high. Aiden Knechtenhofer handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards.

Savannah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.

Savannah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Bodenhausen and Jackson Dudeck. Bodenhausen got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask the Warriors). They blew past the Lancers 48-20 on Friday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Warriors' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lancers are ranked 167th).

Savannah's record is now 8-0. As for the Warriors, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Savannah was taken down by St. Pius X 49-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Savages avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.