Football Preview: St. Paul's Crusaders vs. Boys Latin Lakers
St. Paul hasn't had much luck against Boys Latin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The St. Paul's Crusaders will challenge the Boys Latin Lakers at 7:00 p.m. St. Paul's is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
St. Paul's will bounce into Friday's game after beating John Carroll, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Paul's snuck past John Carroll with a 26-21 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, Boys Latin had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 32-22 win over St. John's Catholic Prep on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lakers considering their seven-point performance the match before.
The critical scores for Boys Latin came from Neil Bayley, Alonzo Wallace, Brandon Rattet, and Colt Erdos.
Boys Latin's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Ridge Ritter was the leader with three sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played.
St. Paul's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Boys Latin, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
St. Paul's and Boys Latin were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but St. Paul's came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Thankfully for St. Paul's, Liam White (who rushed for 136 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 105 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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