St. John's Catholic Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the Pallotti Panthers, falling 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
St. John's Catholic Prep wouldn't let Pallotti keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. John's Catholic Prep can thank Jonathan Mafema and Darius Hollie for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Pallotti's side was Nathan Diomi, who made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Brayden Moore was his usual excellent self, rushing for 97 yards and three touchdowns for Pallotti. Kareem Fisher was another key receiver, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. John's Catholic Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pallotti, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
St. John's Catholic Prep will be playing at home against Boys Latin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John's Catholic Prep is facing Boys Latin at the right time seeing as Boys Latin is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Pallotti, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Archbishop Curley at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Pallotti's defense has only allowed 5.8 points per game this season, so Archbishop Curley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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