St. Mary's Prep has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Kettering Captains at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Mary's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Catholic Central, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Prep was ranked 15th). St. Mary's Prep took a 27-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central. The loss continues a trend for the Eaglets in their matchups with the Shamrocks: they've now lost five in a row.
St. Mary's Prep might have lost, but man, Darrin Jones Jr. was a machine: he rushed for 171 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Jones Jr. is now averaging an impressive 109 rushing yards per game. Jabin Gonzales was another key player, throwing for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's Prep wouldn't let Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Mary's Prep can thank Lorenzo Barber and Christopher Coates for forcing both of them. Coates also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Kettering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by South Lyon East 41-8.
St. Mary's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Kettering, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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