Football Preview: St. Joseph Lancers vs. Brookfield Academy Blue Knights
St. Joseph has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Reedsville 48-7 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lancers considering their two-point performance the matchup before.
Zach Rizzo and Tyler Buttera were among the main playmakers for St. Joseph as the former threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 59 yards. Seth Boyle was Rizzo's top target, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Joseph's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Berkley Kuiper and Christopher Kenesie.
Meanwhile, Brookfield Academy waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout.
St. Joseph now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Brookfield Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph against Brookfield Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Will St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Brookfield Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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