The St. John XXIII Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Frassati Catholic Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Frassati Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. John XXIII, who comes in off a win.
St. John XXIII will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against St. Francis Episcopal on Friday. St. John XXIII secured a 34-28 W over St. Francis Episcopal. The win was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big part of St. John XXIII's victory came down to the chemistry between Josh Pfeifer and his top target Micah Cohen. Pfeifer threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Cohen picked up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. John XXIII didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mark Naddaf and Caden Mouton. Naddaf also snagged an interception, which is notable because St. John XXIII is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Frassati Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 46-13 loss at the hands of Bay Area Christian. The Falcons were down 46-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Frassati Catholic took the loss, they still got scores from Mikey Johnston and Braxton Landry.
St. John XXIII's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Frassati Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for St. John XXIII against Frassati Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the team secured a 41-6 victory. In that matchup, St. John XXIII amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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