Faith Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 93-82 win over the St. Joseph Catholic Eagles. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 65-8 victory the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2020.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Peter Najvar, who rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 117 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Najvar a new career-high in rushing yards. Colt Bundick was another key pass catcher, picking up 176 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
Faith Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their record is now 3-5.
Faith Academy will take on Second Baptist University-Model at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Academy is facing Second Baptist University-Model at the right time seeing as Second Baptist University-Model is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Joseph Catholic, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges Founders Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. Joseph Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
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