Football Preview: Fort Thomas Apaches vs. St. David Tigers
Fort Thomas is 1-6 against St. David since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Thomas Apaches will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. David Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Fort Thomas is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Valley Union, falling 48-24.
Meanwhile, St. David faced San Manuel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. David simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat San Manuel 49-0 at home. Considering the Tigers have won six matchups by more than 47 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. David to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Pacheco, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Pacheco's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Cedar Haynie, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was St. David's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. San Manuel's QB won't forget Tot Pacheco anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Pacheco is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. David was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Manuel only rushed for three.
Fort Thomas' defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. David, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Fort Thomas was taken down by St. David 77-34 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pacheco, who rushed for 109 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Fort Thomas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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