The St. Mary's Saints will square off against the McDonogh Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
St. Mary's came up short against Gilman on Friday, falling 23-3.
Meanwhile, McDonogh faced Loyola Blakefield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went McDonogh's way against Loyola Blakefield as McDonogh made off with a 28-7 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Michael Tan went supernova for McDonogh, rushing for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Tan a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Mason Graham, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: McDonogh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for McDonogh, their record now sits at 4-1.
St. Mary's was taken down by McDonogh 41-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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