Football Preview: Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers vs. St. Mary's Lancers
The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the St. Mary's Lancers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Timon-St. Jude will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against St. Francis on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bishop Timon-St. Jude lost 50-28 to St. Francis. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the defeat, Bishop Timon-St. Jude saw an underclassman step up: Ryan Smith threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's beat Cattaraugus-Little Valley 34-22 last Saturday. With that victory, the Lancers brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Mary's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Israel Wilson, who picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 65 yards. An impressive showing, but Wilson really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble and made four total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Joe Elkhoury got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
St. Mary's wouldn't let Cattaraugus-Little Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. It was a group effort, with six picking up one apiece. With that strong performance, Tory Pliszka is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Mary's, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Timon-St. Jude against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Timon-St. Jude since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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