The St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings will square off against the Stone Mountain Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Anne-Pacelli will be strutting in after a victory while Stone Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Anne-Pacelli took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against First Presbyterian Day by a score of 18-6. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but St. Anne-Pacelli was the (much) better team in the second half.
St. Anne-Pacelli's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jason Nelson, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Nelson's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle.
Meanwhile, Stone Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by New Manchester on the road and fell 56-6. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Jaguar are ranked 201st).
St. Anne-Pacelli's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Stone Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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