St. Anthony extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Gary Merrill. The St. Anthony's Friars took down the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds 34-20 on Friday thanks in part to Merrill, who rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Merrill was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Anthony's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Kellenberg Memorial still got an impressive performance from Jack Durso, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Those 122 rushing yards gave Durso a new career-high.
St. Anthony's has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Kellenberg Memorial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
St. Anthony's is taking a road trip to take on Cardinal Hayes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Anthony's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests. As for Kellenberg Memorial, they will host St. Francis Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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