Football Preview: St. John-Vianney Lancers vs. Notre Dame Irish
The St. John-Vianney Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Notre Dame Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John-Vianney will be strutting in after a win while Notre Dame will be coming in after a loss.
Notre Dame is hoping to do what St. Joseph couldn't on Saturday: put an end to St. John-Vianney's winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. John-Vianney snuck past St. Joseph with a 33-29 victory.
St. John-Vianney found their leader in sophomore Abdul Turay, who rushed for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Those 255 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Turay. Jahmere James did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 117 receiving yards.
Turay was just one part of a punishing run game: St. John-Vianney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
St. John-Vianney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dante Campagna and Dj Carter. Jesse Roth was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Notre Dame was a bit more limited in their match last Friday. They lost 33-7 to Pennington. The game marked the Irish's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. John-Vianney's record is now 7-3. As for Notre Dame, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
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