Football Recap: St. Paul's Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses at Home

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 7:08am

Football Recap: St. Paul's Crusaders vs. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars

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St. Paul's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 24-8 win over the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel's loss came despite strong showings from Jayvon Burrus and Samuel Hodge. Burrus rushed for 123 yards, while Hodge picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Burrus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.

St. Paul's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.

St. Paul's will head out to take on Pallotti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Paul's: 17.8, Pallotti: 7.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against John Carroll at 7:30 p.m. John Carroll's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Our Lady of Mount Carmel's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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