Two dominant signal callers in Tyler Bell and Lamar Best are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the St. Peter's Prep Marauders and the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Peter's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Don Bosco Prep, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (St. Peter's Prep was ranked 15th). St. Peter's Prep took a blow against Don Bosco Prep two weeks ago, falling 42-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Marauders in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional came up short against DePaul Catholic last Saturday and fell 28-21. The Green Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Regional might have lost, but man, Nathan Bailey was a machine: he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 98 receiving yards. Bailey got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 56 yards. Another player making a difference was Mason Geis, who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
St. Joseph Regional wouldn't let DePaul Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph Regional can thank AJ Revella and Elias Martinez-Beasley for forcing both of them. Revella is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
St. Peter's Prep now has a losing record at 4-5. As for St. Joseph Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Peter's Prep has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 350.3 passing yards per game. St. Joseph Regional, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 161.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
St. Peter's Prep might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from St. Joseph Regional when the teams last played back in September. Can St. Peter's Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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