The St. James Academy Thunder are taking a road trip to square off against the Blue Valley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. James Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley Northwest, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (St. James Academy was ranked 14th). St. James Academy fell just short of Blue Valley Northwest by a score of 27-24 on Friday. The Thunder have struggled against the Huskies recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, St. James Academy got top-tier performance from Tyson Beashore, who threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards. Sam Niesen also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 149 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley came up short against Saint Thomas Aquinas on Friday and fell 28-16. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
St. James Academy now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Blue Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. James Academy ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 17-3. Thankfully for St. James Academy, John Price (who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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