Football Preview: Saint James Saints vs. Virginia Academy Patriots
The Saint James Saints will square off against the Virginia Academy Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Saint James will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Thursday, Saint James ended up a good deal behind Maret and lost 58-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (37), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Samuel Stonebraker, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. Liam Hall was another key rusher, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 6-2 win over St. Frances Academy Regional. The six-point effort marked the Patriots 's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Saint James' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Virginia Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Saint James has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Virginia Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 86.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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