Football Preview: St. John the Baptist Cougars vs. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings
St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph-by-the-Sea are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The St. John the Baptist Cougars will welcome the St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
St. John the Baptist is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against St. Anthony's on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John the Baptist came up short against St. Anthony's, falling 34-13. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Maxwell Bowers and Gary Merrill. Merrill had a great game and rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Bowers did his best for the losing side, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 112 yards on nine of 21 attempts.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-by-the-Sea waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over the Gaels. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Tommy Digregorio, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
St. John the Baptist dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
St. John the Baptist was dealt a bruising 36-7 loss at the hands of St. Joseph-by-the-Sea in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for St. John the Baptist, Jackson Tucker (who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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