Blanche Ely hasn't had much luck against St. Thomas Aquinas recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blanche Ely Tigers will head out to take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Blanche Ely's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Blanche Ely is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Coconut Creek by a score of 34-27.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas got themselves on the board against North Miami on Friday, but North Miami never followed suit. They blew past the Pioneers 58-0. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 35 points or more this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas can attribute much of their success to Cedric Wyche Ll, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and Andrew Indorf, who rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns. Wyche Ll's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ah?Mari Stevens got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
St. Thomas Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Blanche Ely, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Blanche Ely was taken down by St. Thomas Aquinas 40-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Blanche Ely, Jordan Lyle (who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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