Football Preview: Winston Academy Patriots vs. St. Aloysius Flashes
After two games on the road, Winston Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the St. Aloysius Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winston Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Winston Academy came up short against Wayne Academy and fell 42-35.
Winston Academy might have lost, but man, Holder Tidwell was a machine: he threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Tidwell's passing game has become a key predictor of Winston Academy's success: the team is 4-2 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Reed Yates was Tidwell's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Winston Academy wouldn't let Wayne Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Winston Academy can thank Connor Curran and Wyatt Moody for forcing both of them. Curran is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Aloysius). Everything went their way against Manchester Academy on Friday as St. Aloysius made off with a 28-7 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Flashes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Winston Academy's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Aloysius, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
Everything went Winston Academy's way against St. Aloysius when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Winston Academy made off with a 35-14 victory. Does Winston Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Aloysius turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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