Football Preview: Julian Eagles vs. St. Joseph Academy Crusaders
Julian has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders at 12:00 p.m.
Julian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Ocean View Christian on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to the Patriots.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy faced California Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Joseph Academy breezed by California Lutheran on the road to the tune of 62-30. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 32 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 506 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Colton Mcgee. nine times. California Lutheran's QB won't forget Conall McMahon anytime soon given he sacked him five times.
Julian's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for St. Joseph Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Julian couldn't quite finish off St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 2-0. Can Julian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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