Football Preview: St. Joseph Flyers vs. Second Baptist Eagles
St. Joseph is 2-7 against Second Baptist since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Joseph Flyers will challenge the Second Baptist Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 31-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of San Antonio Christian by a score of 17-14. While the Flyers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Lions 8-3.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 38-7 win over Kelly Catholic. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 844th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Second Baptist, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
St. Joseph took a serious blow against Second Baptist in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 48-7. Can St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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