Football Preview: St. Joseph Catholic Eagles vs. Faith Academy Knights
The St. Joseph Catholic Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Faith Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Joseph Catholic took their game with ease, bagging a 61-12 victory over Second Baptist University-Model. The match marked St. Joseph Catholic's most dominant win of the season.
St. Joseph Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peter Najvar led the charge by rushing for 48 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Najvar's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 105 receiving yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Aidan Cruz, who threw for 209 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Falcons, posting an 81-30 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Falcons are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Faith Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph Catholic against Faith Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as the squad secured a 65-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Catholic 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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