Football Recap: St. Pius X Panthers vs. St. Thomas Catholic Eagles
St. Pius X entered their match against St. Thomas Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. Pius X Panthers were outmatched by the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at home and fell 48-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, St. Pius X still got an impressive performance from Cooper Brown, who rushed for 83 yards on only seven carries.
Roy Thomas Jenkins went supernova for St. Thomas Catholic, throwing for 237 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. Javaughn Waldron also helped with two touchdowns in total.
St. Pius X's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for St. Thomas Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
St. Pius X will head out to square off against Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia Lutheran knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully St. Pius X likes a good challenge. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they will be playing at home against Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so St. Thomas Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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