The Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas will challenge the St. Joseph's Prep Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so St. Joseph's Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: La Salle College, who was ranked first at the time (Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic was ranked 18th). The Friars/Pandas took a blow against the Explorers on Saturday, falling 42-0. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Friars/Pandas, who until this matchup were averaging 12.43 points allowed.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Prep won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Roman Catholic 40-39.
St. Joseph's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points over those games. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic took a serious blow against St. Joseph's Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 49-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Friars/Pandas were down 28-7.
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