St. Francis has gone 8-2 against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Francis is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Varsity Opponent just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 61-47 to Varsity Opponent. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in October (35), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.
St. Francis' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Damone Allen, who picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Larry Hardy Iii, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. St. Francis is 5-1 when Allen posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 37-13 win. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 24 points or more this season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Domonic Cook Jr and Stone Rozak.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points per game. As for St. Francis, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Francis has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 187.2. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Francis took their win against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 28-7. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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