Football Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Julian Eagles
The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders are on the road again on Saturday to play the Julian Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Julian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph Academy, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: California Lutheran, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Academy was ranked 11th). St. Joseph Academy breezed by California Lutheran on the road to the tune of 62-30 on Friday. Considering the Crusaders have won four matches by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 506 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was St. Joseph Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. In that department, Conall McMahon was the leader with five.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Julian was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Ocean View Christian. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Julian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Joseph Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Julian in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Will St. Joseph Academy repeat their success, or does Julian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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