The Paul VI Panthers will challenge the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Mary's Ryken is hoping to do what Archbishop Carroll couldn't on Friday: put an end to Paul VI's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Paul VI's way against Archbishop Carroll as Paul VI made off with a 38-14 victory. 38 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Paul VI didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Adam Corkhill, Gavin Woo, and Cole Stup picked up one apiece. Stup has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 14 times he's played. Another thorn in Archbishop Carroll's side was Miles Sanderson, who picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Paul VI was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while St. Mary's Ryken put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Bishop O'Connell. St. Mary's Ryken breezed by Bishop O'Connell to the tune of 48-0. The victory was familiar territory for St. Mary's Ryken who have now won six matches in a row.
St. Mary's Ryken's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Paul VI, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Paul VI couldn't quite finish off St. Mary's Ryken in their previous matchup back in October and fell 14-12. Can Paul VI avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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