The St. James Performance Academy Strivers will face off against the Hun Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
The St. James Performance Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Our Lady of Good Counsel: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Strivers blew the Falcons out of the water with a 43-7 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Strivers had established a 33-point advantage.
Meanwhile, Hun's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mt. Zion Prep Academy 48-0. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked third in New Jersey, while the Warriors are ranked 45th in Maryland) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hun found their leader in sophomore Lukas Prock, who threw for 391 yards and six TDs while completing 75.9% of his passes. Prock has been hot, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. A healthy portion of Prock's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Brady Scheier, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hun didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Mellado and Justin Hoeffler. Another thorn in Mt. Zion Prep Academy's side was Luke Wafle, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hun pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points on average over those games. As for The St. James Performance Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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