The Saint James Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Potomac School Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint James has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 116 points over their last three matches.
Saint James took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-34 victory over Virginia Academy.
Jayden Yates was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 109 yards on nine of 20 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Eli Rodriguez also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Saint James): his a 53-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Jorge Diaz Nicolas: he added nine points with three field goals, and another two kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, Potomac School entered their game against Maret on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Potomac School took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Maret.
Saint James has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Potomac School, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Saint James was able to grind out a solid win over Potomac School when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 37-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint James since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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