St. Mary's Prep has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Kettering Captains at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
St. Mary's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Catholic Central, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (St. Mary's Prep was ranked 15th). St. Mary's Prep took a 27-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central. The Eaglets have struggled against the Shamrocks recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's Prep got top-tier performance from Darrin Jones Jr., who rushed for 171 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Jones Jr. is now averaging an impressive 109 rushing yards per game. Jabin Gonzales was another key player, throwing for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's Prep wouldn't let Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Mary's Prep can thank Lorenzo Barber and Christopher Coates for forcing both of them. Coates also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Kettering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 41-8 loss at the hands of South Lyon East.
St. Mary's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Kettering, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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