Football Recap: St. James Academy Falls Despite Strong Effort from John Tujague

By Team Reports Nov 23, 2024, 11:21am

Football Recap: St. James Academy Thunder vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. James Academy can now relate to. They took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints on Friday. The Thunder haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Despite the loss, St. James Academy still got an impressive performance from John Tujague, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Parker Chase also helped out with an impressive 117 receiving yards.

With the defeat, St. James Academy broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

St. James Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, they will take on Hays at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hays will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Saint Thomas Aquinas surely won't give up without a fight.

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