St. David has gone 6-1 against Fort Thomas recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. David Tigers will face off against the Fort Thomas Apaches at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in St. David's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
St. David is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: San Manuel, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (St. David was ranked fifth). St. David blew past San Manuel 49-0 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six games by 48 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. David to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Pacheco, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Pacheco's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Cedar Haynie, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. David was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Manuel only rushed for three.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. David's defense and their six sacks. Tot Pacheco was especially locked on to San Manuel's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Pacheco is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fort Thomas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 48-24 to Valley Union.
St. David's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Fort Thomas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for St. David against Fort Thomas when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 77-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fort Thomas' Allen Gilbert, who threw for 302 yards and five touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. David still be able to contain Gilbert? There's only one way to find out.
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