The San Antonio Christian Lions will face off against the St. John XXIII Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Antonio Christian is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
San Antonio Christian is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Devine on Friday. San Antonio Christian fell 21-10 to Devine.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John XXIII). They really took it to St. Paul for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-14 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of St. John XXIII's victory came down to the chemistry between Josh Pfeifer and his top target Micah Cohen. Pfeifer threw for 272 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt while Cohen picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Cohen showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
St. John XXIII's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Caden Mouton and Anthony Villarreal.
San Antonio Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. John XXIII, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
San Antonio Christian took a serious blow against St. John XXIII when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 41-14. Thankfully for San Antonio Christian, Gabe Simmons (who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 161 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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