The St. Paul Cardinals will venture away from home to take on the St. John XXIII Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul's defense has only allowed 15.5 points per game this season, so St. John XXIII's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Paul is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Louise on Friday. St. Paul took down Louise 26-12.
Meanwhile, St. John XXIII came into Friday's game having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Danbury 27-7 on Friday. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. John XXIII can attribute much of their success to Josh Pfeifer, who rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
St. John XXIII's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Parker Koons and Mark Naddaf.
The victory got St. Paul back to even at 2-2. As for St. John XXIII, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
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