Football Preview: Fordham Prep Rams vs. St. John the Baptist Cougars
The Fordham Prep Rams will take on the St. John the Baptist Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Fordham Prep will be strutting in after a win while St. John the Baptist will be coming in after a defeat.
Fordham Prep's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea by a score of 13-0.
Fordham Prep can attribute much of their success to Thomas Mellody, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jonathan Bailey, who threw for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Fordham Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Rory Mcgrath, Sebastian Williams, and Ashton Villarba picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, St. John the Baptist suffered their biggest loss since September 30, 2023 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 37-7 loss at the hands of Iona Prep. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
The victory got Fordham Prep back to even at 2-2. As for St. John the Baptist, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Fordham Prep took a serious blow against St. John the Baptist when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 35-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fordham Prep was down 28-0.
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