Football Game Preview: St. Frances Academy Panthers vs. The St. James Performance Academy Strivers

The St. Frances Academy Panthers will square off against The St. James Performance Academy Strivers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Frances Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

St. Frances Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hun, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Frances Academy was ranked first). The Panthers put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 29-7 win two weeks ago. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, The St. James Performance Academy is still undefeated this season after their contest against St. Thomas More on Friday, but St. Thomas More came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Strivers skirted past the Chancellors 14-12. The 14-point effort marked the Strivers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

The St. James Performance Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for St. Frances Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.