Football Preview: Divine Savior Academy - Sienna Rays vs. St. Joseph Catholic Eagles
The Divine Savior Academy - Sienna Rays are on the road again on Saturday to play the St. Joseph Catholic Eagles. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Divine Savior Academy - Sienna is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against The Covenant Preparatory School by a score of 54-42. 54 seems to be a good number for the Rays as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Hill Country Christian on Friday as they won 84-70. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
St. Joseph Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aidan Cruz led the charge by throwing for 347 yards and eight touchdowns. Another pass catcher making a difference was Peter Najvar, who gained 175 total yards and four touchdowns.
St. Joseph Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Umanzor and Paul Johnson. Umanzor also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because St. Joseph Catholic is 3-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
St. Joseph Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Divine Savior Academy - Sienna, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Divine Savior Academy - Sienna suffered a grim 50-24 defeat to St. Joseph Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Divine Savior Academy - Sienna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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