Football Preview: St. John the Baptist Cougars vs. St. Peter's Eagles
The St. John the Baptist Cougars will square off against the St. Peter's Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
St. John the Baptist's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 15-0 to the Vikings. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
St. John the Baptist didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jovan Bonilla. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Titans out 44-41. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Titans are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Peter's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. John the Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for St. Peter's, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
St. John the Baptist beat St. Peter's 27-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does St. John the Baptist have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Peter's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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