St. Thomas Aquinas has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Edison Eagles at 6:00 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.3 points per game this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Paramus Catholic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Paladins were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 loss.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Chukwuma Odoh and Xavier Williams. Williams had a great game and gained 276 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Odoh was balling out in the loss, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anwar Witherspoon and Josiah Zayas.
Meanwhile, Edison won against Franklin last Friday with 27 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Edison snuck past Colonia with a 27-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for Edison, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for St. Thomas Aquinas against Edison in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-8 win. In that match, St. Thomas Aquinas amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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