Football Preview: McDonogh 35 Roneagles vs. St. James Wildcats
The McDonogh 35 Roneagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. James Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. James took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on McDonogh 35, who comes in off a win.
McDonogh 35 is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over Abramson. Given the Roneagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Commodores are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. James' game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against Archbishop Shaw, falling 35-14. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kani King-Young, who rushed for 139 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. St. James also got help from Jakias Villanueva, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
McDonogh 35 now has a winning record of 3-2. As for St. James, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
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