St. Pius X Catholic is 4-0 against Lithonia since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will look to defend their home field against the Lithonia Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. St. Pius X Catholic's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so Lithonia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Pius X Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Marist just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the War Eagles, falling 24-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Lions in their matchups with the War Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lithonia, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against North Springs on Friday as Lithonia made off with a 27-6 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Albert Gooding continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lithonia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Pius X Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Lithonia, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for St. Pius X Catholic against Lithonia when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 43-6 win. Will St. Pius X Catholic repeat their success, or does Lithonia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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