Football Preview: Oak Hall Eagles vs. St. Joseph Academy Flashes
Oak Hall and St. Joseph Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Oak Hall Eagles will head out to challenge the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Oak Hall is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lake Weir on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oak Hall came up short against Lake Weir, falling 36-15. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They lost 42-18 to Interlachen. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Flashes, who until this matchup were averaging 10.56 points allowed.
The losing side was boosted by Cody Ott, who threw for 108 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jack Fox handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
Oak Hall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Oak Hall and St. Joseph Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but Oak Hall came up empty-handed after a 16-15 loss. Can Oak Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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