Two dominant signal callers in Maxwell Bowers and Gary Merrill are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. John the Baptist Cougars will challenge the St. Anthony's Friars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. John the Baptist is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Holy Cross, posting a 49-12 victory at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Anthony's, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Xavier 42-26 on Friday. Given the Friars' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Knights are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Merrill, who rushed for 217 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114.7 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Anthony's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. John the Baptist's record is now 2-4. As for St. Anthony's, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
St. John the Baptist might still be hurting after the 27-6 loss they got from St. Anthony's in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can St. John the Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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