St. John is 2-8 against Catholic Memorial since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. John's Pioneers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Catholic Memorial Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
St. John's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. John's Prep on Saturday. They were beaten by the Eagles 36-0. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Eagles are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 40-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since October 6, 2023.
Mekhi Dodd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. Lasean Sharp was another key back, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
St. John's now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Catholic Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
St. John's was taken down by Catholic Memorial 42-9 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will St. John's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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