Football Preview: Paraclete Spirits vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors
The Paraclete Spirits will take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paraclete will be strutting in after a win while St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Paraclete got the win against Village Christian by a conclusive 42-20. That looming 42-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spirits yet this season.
A big part of Paraclete's victory came down to the chemistry between Joseph Mesa and his top target Savaughn Gentle. Mesa threw for 423 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.8% of his passes while Gentle picked up 193 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mesa is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Green, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Paraclete's defense and their four sacks. Jeffrey Patino was especially locked on to Village Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 34-27 to Carson. One positive for the Warriors, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Paraclete now has a winning record of 3-2. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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