St. Joseph-by-the-Sea has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 10.6 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They came out on top against the Holy Trinity Titans by a score of 38-31. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2019.
It was another big night for Tommy Digregorio, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 68 receiving yards.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Trinity only rushed for 75.
Another reason for the win was St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Hunter Racioppo was the leader with 2.5.
Loss or not, Holy Trinity got some senior leadership from Josiah Patrick and Jayden Simpson. Patrick threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, while Simpson picked up 157 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Simpson a new career-high in rushing yards (28).
The win (which was St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. As for Holy Trinity, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will have a chance to go back-to-back against Holy Trinity: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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