The Littleton Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Paul Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Littleton's defense has only allowed 10.3 points per game this season, so St. Paul's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Littleton after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 28-12 bruising from Gardner. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Littleton had strong showings from Zach Milner, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and Tyler Branco, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Branco torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Paul and Burncoat met for a duel on Saturday where St. Paul couldn't get it done. St. Paul took a blow against Burncoat, falling 45-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Littleton's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for St. Paul, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Littleton strolled past St. Paul when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-17. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Paul's John Walsh Karam, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 164 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Littleton still be able to contain Walsh Karam? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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