The St. John Tigers will take on the Stafford Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. John faced off against Minneola on Friday. St. John was outmatched by Minneola at home and fell 52-6.
Meanwhile, a win for Stafford just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Victoria, falling 72-14. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Although Stafford took the loss, they still got scores from Sam Lowther and Cody Knoche.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Stafford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
St. John beat Stafford 36-28 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Knoche, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. John still be able to contain Knoche? There's only one way to find out.
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