Football Preview: Faith Academy Knights vs. St. Joseph Catholic Eagles
The Faith Academy Knights will take on the St. Joseph Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph Catholic is hoping to do what Founders Christian couldn't on Friday: put an end to Faith Academy's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Faith Academy took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-30 win over Founders Christian. The match marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Second Baptist University-Model 61-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Joseph Catholic.
St. Joseph Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Peter Najvar out in front who rushed for 48 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. Najvar also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss). Another signal caller making a difference was Aidan Cruz, who threw for 209 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Faith Academy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Faith Academy took a serious blow against St. Joseph Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 65-8. Will Faith Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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