St. John Paul II has gone 7-2 against Maclay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. John Paul II Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Maclay Marauders at 7:30 p.m. St. John Paul II is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, St. John Paul II came up short against Wakulla and fell 21-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maclay). They really took it to FAMU DRS for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-0 victory at home. With that win, the Marauders brought their scoring average up to 33 points per game.
George Grant was his usual excellent self, throwing for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Henry Richardson, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maclay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Maclay, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
St. John Paul II didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Maclay when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 42-37 win. Does St. John Paul II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maclay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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