Football Preview: St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans vs. Elizabeth Minutemen
The St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Elizabeth Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Franklin at home to the tune of 56-6 on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Warriors are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas Aquinas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chukwuma Odoh, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Zayas, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Chase Young picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 95.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth entered their game against St. Joseph on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Elizabeth was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to St. Joseph. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Thomas Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Elizabeth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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