St. James Academy is 1-9 against Saint Thomas Aquinas since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. James Academy Thunder are on the road again to play the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints at 7:00 p.m. St. James Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Saint Thomas Aquinas likes a good challenge.
St. James Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Blue Valley North 45-6. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
St. James Academy had a senior duo take command as John Tujague gained 162 total yards and a touchdown and Tyson Beashore threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, Tujague also racked up 92 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. Another player making a difference was Sam Niesen, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Saint Thomas Aquinas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by Mill Valley 23-22.
Saint Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points per game. As for St. James Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
St. James Academy suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Saint Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in September. Can St. James Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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