Football Preview: Montgomery Catholic Knights vs. St. Clair County Fighting Saints
The Montgomery Catholic Knights will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the St. Clair County Fighting Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Montgomery Catholic is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Saint James. Montgomery Catholic claimed a resounding 42-14 win over Saint James on the road. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won 16 games in a row dating back to last season.
Montgomery Catholic found their leader in underclassman Josh Harriell, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Sheffield, who picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Montgomery Catholic wouldn't let Saint James keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Montgomery Catholic can thank Miles Khatri and Dylon Rogers for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, St. Clair County took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Jemison 44-8 at home.
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