Football Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Bakersfield Christian Eagles
The St. Joseph Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Joseph comes in on three and Bakersfield Christian on five.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 24-23 win over Lemoore.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian really took it to Garces Memorial for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-13 victory. Considering the Eagles have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Talen Mather was a one-man wrecking crew for Bakersfield Christian as he rushed for 106 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Mather has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Andre Calderon, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bakersfield Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bakersfield Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Calderon and Robert Hernandez.
Bakersfield Christian pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
St. Joseph strolled past Bakersfield Christian in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Bakersfield Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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