Football Preview: Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs vs. San Juan Broncos
Judge Memorial Catholic hasn't had much luck against San Juan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will take on the San Juan Broncos at 5:00 p.m. Judge Memorial Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Judge Memorial Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Grand County a 41-0 shutout. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 30 points or more this season.
Judge Memorial Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Texas Wilde out in front who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Wilde's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Aj Peek got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Judge Memorial Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Judge Memorial Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of King Long and Peek.
Meanwhile, San Juan unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell to Hurricane 32-28. The matchup marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jagger Nieves put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 51 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Owen Adams, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Judge Memorial Catholic and bumps their season record up to 4-7. As for San Juan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Judge Memorial Catholic was dealt a bruising 53-7 loss at the hands of San Juan when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nieves, who picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards on only five carries. Now that Judge Memorial Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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