Two dominant backs in Chukwuma Odoh and Aveon Cobb are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans and the Riverdale Baptist Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Thomas Aquinas comes in on three and Riverdale Baptist on eight.
Last Friday, everything went St. Thomas Aquinas' way against Sayreville as St. Thomas Aquinas made off with a 43-20 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Odoh was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. St. Thomas Aquinas also got help from Josiah Zayas, who showed off his sure hands for 136 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Baptist's offense rose to the challenge against a Hawks defense that boasted an average of only 8.5 points allowed on Friday. Riverdale Baptist was the clear victor by a 55-30 margin over Hayfield. With that victory, the Crusaders brought their scoring average up to 28.6 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverdale Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cobb, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 87 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Cobb a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Kitchens, who gained 235 total yards and three touchdowns.
Riverdale Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Thomas Aquinas' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Riverdale Baptist, their record is now 8-0.
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