After two games on the road, St. Paul is heading back home. They will welcome the Central Christian Cougars on Friday.
St. Paul is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Crest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-8 loss at the hands of the Lancers.
Meanwhile, Central Christian waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Falcons 46-6 on the road. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 40 points or more this season.
Ry Kooiman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 171 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Nathan Reed, who threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Central Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Paul suffered a grim 48-24 defeat to Central Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will St. Paul have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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