Football Preview: St. Michael's Warriors vs. St. Thomas Catholic Eagles
The St. Michael's Warriors will square off against the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael's will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
St. Michael's is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Concordia Lutheran just ended the team's five-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Crusaders, falling 45-14. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Although St. Michael's took the loss, they still got scores from Angel Cordova and Nico Anderson.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Thomas Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 31-19 victory over the Trojans. The Eagles pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Thomas Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out Hunter Flatt. five times. In that department, Liam Mccarthy was the leader with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. Obinna Umeh was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
St. Thomas Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for St. Michael's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
St. Michael's was able to grind out a solid win over St. Thomas Catholic in their previous matchup on November 1st, winning 24-14. Does St. Michael's have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Thomas Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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