Football Preview: St. Joseph Fighting Irish vs. St. Joseph Catholic Bruins
The St. Joseph Fighting Irish will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so St. Joseph Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Joseph is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Greenville Christian just ended the team's seven-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against the Saints, falling 58-28. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Fighting Irish, who until this game were averaging 18 points allowed.
The losing side was boosted by Victor Baker, who threw for 72 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jaleel Moore, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
St. Joseph wouldn't let Greenville Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph can thank Jayden Moore and Jaleel for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic had to suffer through a 55-13 loss at the hands of Madison-Ridgeland Academy. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Patriots are ranked 11th).
Despite the defeat, St. Joseph Catholic got top-tier performance from Eli Dampier, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Dampier a new career-high in rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Joseph fell to 3-1. As for St. Joseph Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 35-12 defeat to St. Joseph Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Joseph was down 35-0.
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