St. Anthony and Iona Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The St. Anthony's Friars will square off against the Iona Prep Gaels at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Anthony's sitting on six straight victories and Iona Prep on eight.
St. Anthony's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Cardinal Hayes with a 35-30 win.
Meanwhile, Iona Prep faced Chaminade in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Iona Prep's way against Chaminade as Iona Prep made off with a 34-14 victory. Considering the Gaels have won seven games by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Crew Davis, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards.
Iona Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Iona Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mamadee Sangaray and Zander Poole.
St. Anthony's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.6 points per game. As for Iona Prep, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
St. Anthony's came up short against Iona Prep in their previous matchup back in October, falling 48-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that St. Anthony's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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