La Salle College is 2-8 against St. Joseph's Prep since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The La Salle College Explorers will play host again on Saturday to welcome the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. La Salle College knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully St. Joseph's Prep likes a good challenge.
La Salle College is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Roman Catholic, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (La Salle College was ranked first). La Salle College strolled past Roman Catholic with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 35-16.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph's Prep). They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
St. Joseph's Prep pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for La Salle College, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
La Salle College won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October, slipping by St. Joseph's Prep 35-34. Will La Salle College repeat their success, or does St. Joseph's Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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