The Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders will face off against the Foster Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strake Jesuit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Strake Jesuit was fully in charge, breezing past Alief Hastings 46-7. Given the Fighting Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Bears are ranked 616th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Hebert was his usual excellent self, rushing for 322 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 67 yards.
Strake Jesuit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 418 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Strake Jesuit didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Henry Omanga and Otto Leone. Leone has become a key player for Strake Jesuit: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Foster won against Alief Taylor back in October with 21 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. Foster enjoyed a cozy 21-6 victory over Alief Hastings. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Strake Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.2 points per game. As for Foster, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
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