The St. Paul Knights will venture away from home to take on the Gardner Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Knights fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Nipmuc Regional on Thursday, sneaking past 35-32.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between James Kelly and his top target John Walsh Karam. Kelly threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns while Walsh Karam picked up 133 receiving yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Kelly has posted since back in September of 2023. St. Paul also got a significant boost from Angelo Scavone, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
St. Paul wouldn't let Nipmuc Regional keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Paul can thank Nolan Donovan and Brayden Lizewski for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Gardner earned a 26-14 victory over Quabbin Regional on Thursday.
St. Paul was taken down by Gardner 46-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Paul was down 33-7.
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