The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions will venture away from home to take on the Tucker Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pius X Catholic will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Lithonia on Friday. St. Pius X Catholic breezed by Lithonia at home to the tune of 49-14. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tucker got the win against North Springs on Friday by a conclusive 33-9.
Jace German was his usual excellent self, throwing for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Izayah Horsham, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown.
St. Pius X Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Tucker, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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