Magnolia Heights had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 35-24 victory over the St. Joseph Fighting Irish. The win almost wasn't to be: the Chiefs were down 24-7 in the fourth quarter.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph lost, don't look at Jaquavious Nash. Despite the final result, he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Nash has posted since back in September of 2023.
Magnolia Heights pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Magnolia Heights will venture away from home to square off against Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Joseph, they will host Manchester Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
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