Football Preview: St. Joseph Christian Lions vs. Pattonsburg Panthers
The St. Joseph Christian Lions will square off against the Pattonsburg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
St. Joseph Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Worth County/Northeast Nodaway, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Christian was ranked 18th). St. Joseph Christian fell to Worth County/Northeast Nodaway 22-18.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 58 points the game before, Pattonsburg was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by King City 50-8. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Camden Griffith, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 187 yards on 16 of 26 attempts. He was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making 16 total tackles. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Landon Preston.
St. Joseph Christian now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Pattonsburg, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Joseph Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Pattonsburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 78-70. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pattonsburg's Gage Iddings, who threw for 437 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for St. Joseph Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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