The Mount St. Joseph Gaels will venture away from home to challenge the St. Mary's Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount St. Joseph is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Mount St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Loyola Blakefield, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Mount St. Joseph was ranked 25th). Mount St. Joseph enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over Loyola Blakefield on Saturday. That 14 point margin sets a new team best for the Gaels this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Mount St. Joseph didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Angelo Ross and Asaiah Anderson.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 38-3 loss at the hands of Calvert Hall.
Mount St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
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