Football Preview: St. John's Mavericks vs. Episcopal School of Dallas Eagles
St. John has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Episcopal School of Dallas Eagles at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
St. John's will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against St. Mark's on Friday. Everything went St. John's way against St. Mark's as St. John's made off with a 62-42 victory. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Cole Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 439 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 82 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. John's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 492 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Episcopal School of Dallas). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Cooper 42-0 at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
St. John's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Episcopal School of Dallas, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
St. John's was able to grind out a solid victory over Episcopal School of Dallas in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 45-38. Will St. John's repeat their success, or does Episcopal School of Dallas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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