Football Preview: St. Joseph Academy Crusaders vs. Chadwick Dolphins
The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will face off against the Chadwick Dolphins at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Academy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing United Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Joseph Academy blew United Christian Academy out of the water with a 60-6 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-6.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Dominic Gale led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Chadwick unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak dating back to last season on Saturday. They came up short against Faith Baptist, falling 36-12. The Dolphins haven't had much luck with the Contenders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Malcolm Bacerra-Lindstrom, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Bryson Edgar, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Chadwick, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
St. Joseph Academy ended up a good deal behind Chadwick in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 42-24. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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