Football Preview: St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans vs. Elizabeth Minutemen
The St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Elizabeth Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Franklin 56-6 at home on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Warriors are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas Aquinas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chukwuma Odoh out in front who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Odoh's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Josiah Zayas was another key receiver, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Chase Young picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 95.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth entered their contest against St. Joseph on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Elizabeth and St. Joseph were almost perfectly matched up, but Elizabeth suffered a 21-20 defeat. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Thomas Aquinas' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Elizabeth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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