The St. Michael's Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Savio Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Michael's has three straight victories, Savio has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, St. Michael's didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Central Catholic, but they still walked away with a 41-36 win.
St. Michael's found their leader in underclassman Nico Anderson, who threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.2 yards per attempt. Those 394 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Anderson. A healthy portion of that aerial production (133 yards to be exact) went to Ben Brophy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Michael's defensive line and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Miller Bohnsack and George Ramirez, who racked up four sacks between them. Danny Smith was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Savio just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Concordia Lutheran, falling 62-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1002nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 430th).
St. Michael's pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Savio, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for St. Michael's against Savio in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, as the team secured a 70-8 victory. In that contest, St. Michael's amassed a halftime lead of 56-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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