Football Preview: Loyola Blakefield Dons vs. St. Mary's Saints
The Loyola Blakefield Dons will challenge the St. Mary's Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Loyola Blakefield will be strutting in after a win while St. Mary's will be coming in after a loss.
Loyola Blakefield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Gilman, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Loyola Blakefield was ranked 20th). Loyola Blakefield came out on top against Gilman by a score of 19-7 on Saturday. That 12 point margin sets a new team best for the Dons this season.
Brayden Pross went supernova for Loyola Blakefield, picking up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Loyola Blakefield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Derek Seiss and Khary Adams.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Archbishop Spalding 54-0.
The victory got Loyola Blakefield back to even at 3-3. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Loyola Blakefield came up short against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 36-30. Thankfully for Loyola Blakefield, Carson Petitbon (who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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