If St. John XXIII was riding high fresh off their 42-14 takedown of St. Paul last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. John XXIII Lions fell just short of the San Antonio Christian Lions by a score of 17-14 on Friday. St. John XXIII was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as San Antonio Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2021.
Despite the loss, St. John XXIII had strong showings from Josh Pfeifer, who threw for 208 yards and a touchdown, and Micah Cohen, who picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. John XXIII wouldn't let San Antonio Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jaxson Lawton was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
The critical scores for San Antonio Christian came from Ethan Young and Sloan Guillory.
St. John XXIII's record now sits at 2-4. As for San Antonio Christian, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
St. John XXIII will take on Bay Area Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John XXIII is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for San Antonio Christian, they will square off against Long Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Long Creek has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 150 points over their last three matches.
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