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. St. Joseph Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Julian will be coming in after a loss.
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 blew past California Lutheran 62-30 on the road on Friday. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 32 points or more this season.
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 games dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Colton Mcgee. nine times. Conall McMahon was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up five sackshimself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Julian was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They and Ocean View Christian were almost perfectly matched up, but Julian suffered a 7-6 defeat. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Julian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
St. Joseph Academy skirted past Julian 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. 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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