Football Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. St. James Academy Thunder
Saint Thomas Aquinas is 9-1 against St. James Academy since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will challenge the St. James Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Saint Thomas Aquinas comes in on 16 and St. James Academy on three.
Saint Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 23-22 photo finish over Mill Valley.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely St. James Academy's strategy against Blue Valley North on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. James Academy blew Blue Valley North out of the water with a 45-6 final score. The matchup marked the Thunder's most dominant victory of the season.
St. James Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of John Tujague, who gained 162 total yards and a touchdown, and Tyson Beashore, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, Tujague also racked up 92 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Sam Niesen did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 88 receiving yards.
Saint Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.1 points per game. As for St. James Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Saint Thomas Aquinas' way against St. James Academy when the teams last played back in September, as Saint Thomas Aquinas made off with a 28-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Thomas Aquinas since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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