Football Preview: Boys Latin Lakers vs. St. Paul's Crusaders
Boys Latin is 8-2 against St. Paul since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Boys Latin Lakers are on the road again to play the St. Paul's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Boys Latin finally turned things around against St. John's Catholic Prep on Friday. They walked away with a 32-22 win over the Vikings. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lakers considering their seven-point performance the game before.
The critical scores for Boys Latin came from Neil Bayley, Alonzo Wallace, Brandon Rattet, and Colt Erdos.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Boys Latin's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Ridge Ritter with three. 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.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Patriots with a 26-21 victory.
Boys Latin's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for St. Paul's, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Boys Latin won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, slipping by St. Paul's 21-20. Does Boys Latin have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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