St. Joseph Regional has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph Regional is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
St. Joseph Regional is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 20-7 victory over St. Peter's Prep.
Nathan Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic came tearing into Saturday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Pirates to the tune of 41-10. Considering the Crusaders have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dante Kain and Najee Calhoun. Kain gained 110 total yards and three touchdowns while Calhoun rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Calhoun's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Campanile, who threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Bergen Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Bergen Catholic pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points per game. As for St. Joseph Regional, their record now sits at 6-4.
St. Joseph Regional came up short against Bergen Catholic in their previous matchup back in October, falling 28-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Calhoun, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Now that St. Joseph Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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