Strong Rock Christian managed to keep up with St. Anne-Pacelli until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Strong Rock Christian Patriots came up short against the St. Anne-Pacelli Vikings, falling 56-34. The Patriots have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Anne-Pacelli's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jason Nelson led the charge by rushing for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Nelson is becoming a predictor of St. Anne-Pacelli's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Davis, who gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns.
Strong Rock Christian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Strong Rock Christian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Westfield School at 7:30 p.m. Westfield School's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Strong Rock Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Anne-Pacelli, they are taking a road trip to face off against Calvary Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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