Football Preview: Iona Prep Gaels vs. St. Anthony's Friars
Iona Prep and St. Anthony are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Iona Prep Gaels will face off against the St. Anthony's Friars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Iona Prep will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Iona Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Chaminade as Iona Prep made off with a 34-14 victory. The Gaels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Crew Davis, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards.
Iona Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Iona Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mamadee Sangaray and Zander Poole.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony's faced Cardinal Hayes in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Anthony's snuck past Cardinal Hayes with a 35-30 win. Winning may never get old, but the Friars sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Iona Prep's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.8 points. As for St. Anthony's, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Iona Prep was able to grind out a solid win over St. Anthony's when the teams last played back in October, winning 48-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Anthony's Gary Merrill, who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Iona Prep still be able to contain Merrill? There's only one way to find out.
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