St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the St. Paul Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Paraclete by a score of 30-28 on Friday.
Meanwhile, St. Paul hadn't done well against St. Francis recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. St. Paul walked away with a 27-17 win over St. Francis. The contest marked the Swordsmen's most dominant victory of the season.
Marley Luatua and Gabriel Castaneda were among the main playmakers for St. Paul as the former rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Those 108 rushing yards gave Castaneda a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aden Taufa, who gained 94 total yards.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Paul, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Everything came up roses for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy against St. Paul in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 42-13 victory. In that match, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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