The Turner Golden Bears will square off against the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Turner has struggled recently with 17 defeats in a row, while Saint Thomas Aquinas will arrive with 13 straight wins.
Turner is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Shawnee Heights at home and fell 69-30.
Turner's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Erickson George, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Josue Castillo, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown. Those 180 rushing yards gave Castillo a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Saint Thomas Aquinas strolled past Blue Valley North with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-19. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Mustangs are ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Turner's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
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