Football Preview: St. Mary's Saints vs. Mount St. Joseph Gaels
St. Mary is on a five-game streak of home losses, Mount St. Joseph a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The St. Mary's Saints will host the Mount St. Joseph Gaels at 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary's is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Calvert Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Mary's was dealt a 38-3 defeat at the hands of Calvert Hall. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Cardinals are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Mount St. Joseph strolled past Loyola Blakefield with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 35-21. That looming 35-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Gaels yet this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mount St. Joseph didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angelo Ross and Asaiah Anderson.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Mount St. Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
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