The St. Paul's Prep Lions will take on St. Mary at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, St. Paul's Prep blew past Varsity Opponent, posting a 58-31 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Paul's Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamie Ramirez, who picked up 181 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Ramirez's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 receiving yards. Lukas Dibenedetto was another key passer, throwing for 220 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's ended up a good deal behind Methodist Children's Home on Friday and lost 75-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), St. Mary's still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, St. Mary's saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ethan Britten, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Ty Zimmerhanzel, who gained 156 total yards and three touchdowns.
St. Mary's wouldn't let Methodist Children's Home keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Mary's can thank Khasen Wilson and Peairson DeHoyos for forcing all of them.
St. Paul's Prep's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. St. Paul's Prep has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 231.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 312.9. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Paul's Prep strolled past St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 44-28. Will St. Paul's Prep repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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