Football Preview: Bishop Moore Hornets vs. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders
The Bishop Moore Hornets will take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
If St. Thomas Aquinas heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bishop Moore took over last week. Bishop Moore walked away with a 27-14 victory over Mount Dora two weeks ago.
Bishop Moore got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kenyon Alston out in front who picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Alston is now averaging an impressive 110.5 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Johnson, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Aquinas). They blew past McArthur, posting a 56-0 victory at home. Considering the Raiders have won three matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Andrew Indorf, who threw for 107 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Chance Washington, who rushed for 102 yards on only five carries.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Ri'Chard Bowe, Tavius Horne Jr, and Horne Jr picked up one apiece.
Bishop Moore pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Bishop Moore has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 273.2 passing yards per game. St. Thomas Aquinas, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 165.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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