Mainland Regional hasn't had much luck against St. Augustine Prep recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mainland Regional Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Augustine Prep Hermits at 6:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Mainland Regional: 16, St. Augustine Prep: 8.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mainland Regional took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cherokee a 31-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Prep faced Winslow Township in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Augustine Prep wound up with the same score they had in their last game (21-7), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but they couldn't quite close it out.
Mainland Regional's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for St. Augustine Prep, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Mainland Regional was taken down by St. Augustine Prep 49-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Can Mainland Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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