Football Preview: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders vs. Canisius Crusaders
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute hasn't had much luck against Canisius recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders will be staying on the road to face off against the Canisius Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past St. Francis 23-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Marauders have posted against the Red Raiders since October 6, 2018.
The critical scores for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute came from Giorgio Panepinto and George Kunz.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Canisius over Bishop Timon-St. Jude in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Canisius blew Bishop Timon-St. Jude out of the water with a 37-6 final score. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Canisius was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Canisius' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Amare Wallace was especially locked on to Bishop Timon-St. Jude's QB and sacked him twice.
Canisius pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.3 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Canisius struggles in that department as they've been averaging 221.3. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute came up short against Canisius when the teams last played back in September, falling 24-17. Can St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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