The Fordham Prep Rams will face off against the St. John the Baptist Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fordham Prep will be strutting in after a win while St. John the Baptist will be coming in after a loss.
Fordham Prep's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 13-0 victory over St. Joseph-by-the-Sea.
Fordham Prep relied on the efforts of Thomas Mellody, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jonathan Bailey, who threw for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Fordham Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Rory Mcgrath, Sebastian Williams, and Ashton Villarba picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, St. John the Baptist suffered their biggest defeat since September 30, 2023 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 37-7 loss at the hands of Iona Prep. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Gaels are ranked first).
The win got Fordham Prep back to even at 2-2. As for St. John the Baptist, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Fordham Prep was taken down by St. John the Baptist 35-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fordham Prep was down 28-0.
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