After each having a week off, the St. Joseph Falcons and the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Joseph has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Don Bosco Prep will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Saturday, St. Joseph was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 33-29 to St. John-Vianney.
St. Joseph's defeat came about despite a quality game from Justin Scaramuzzo, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Scaramuzzo has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Don Bosco Prep won against Paramus Catholic back in October with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. Don Bosco Prep took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over St. Peter's Prep. With the Ironmen ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of Don Bosco Prep's win came down to the chemistry between Deven Sisler and his top target Isaiah Alvarez. Sisler threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Alvarez gained 60 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Don Bosco Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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