Football Preview: St. John the Baptist Cougars vs. Chaminade Flyers
The St. John the Baptist Cougars will challenge the Chaminade Flyers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Chaminade took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. John the Baptist, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, everything went St. John the Baptist's way against Holy Trinity as St. John the Baptist made off with a 40-15 win.
Maxwell Bowers went supernova for St. John the Baptist, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bowers a new career-high in rushing yards. Brayden Mangan got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
St. John the Baptist wouldn't let Holy Trinity keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. John the Baptist can thank Jovan Bonilla and Michael Murphy for forcing both of them. Bonilla is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chaminade is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Seton Hall Prep. Chaminade took a 10-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seton Hall Prep. The loss was the Flyers' first of the season.
St. John the Baptist's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Chaminade, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for St. John the Baptist against Chaminade in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 34-7 win. Does St. John the Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaminade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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