Football Preview: St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings vs. St. John the Baptist Cougars
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea and St. John the Baptist are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings are on the road again on Saturday to play the St. John the Baptist Cougars at 1:30 p.m. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Last Friday, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea was fully in charge, breezing past Kennedy Catholic 35-7 on the road. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Gaels are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tommy Digregorio, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, a win for St. John the Baptist just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 34-13 to St. Anthony's. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Maxwell Bowers and Gary Merrill. Merrill had a great game and rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Bowers did his best for the losing side, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 112 yards on nine of 21 attempts.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for St. John the Baptist, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea against St. John the Baptist when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 36-7 victory. Does St. Joseph-by-the-Sea have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John the Baptist turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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