The Holy Cross Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Augustine Purple Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Holy Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Archbishop Rummel, who was ranked seventh at the time (Holy Cross was ranked 24th). The Tigers came up short against the Raiders on Friday, falling 24-3. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 31, 2020, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine entered their tilt with Brother Martin on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Crusaders 49-16. Considering the Purple Knights have won seven matchups by more than 22 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Holy Cross better keep an eye on Vashaun Coulon. He was instrumental in St. Augustine's win, throwing for 210 yards and four TDs on perfect 9-for-9 passing, while also punching in one touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Coulon a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Ray'Quan Williams was another key player, picking up 156 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
St. Augustine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Holy Cross' defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for St. Augustine, their record now sits at 7-1.
Holy Cross came up short against St. Augustine in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 18-13. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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