Football Preview: St. John the Baptist Cougars vs. Fordham Prep Rams
The St. John the Baptist Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Fordham Prep Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. John the Baptist is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 30, 2023 on Saturday. They were outmatched by Iona Prep on the road and fell 37-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Gaels are ranked first).
Meanwhile, while Fordham Prep put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea. Fordham Prep walked away with a 13-0 victory over St. Joseph-by-the-Sea.
Fordham Prep can attribute much of their success to Thomas Mellody, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jonathan Bailey, who threw for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Fordham Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Rory Mcgrath, Sebastian Williams, and Ashton Villarba picked up one apiece.
St. John the Baptist's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3. As for Fordham Prep, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for St. John the Baptist against Fordham Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. In that matchup, St. John the Baptist amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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