The Catholic Memorial Knights will challenge the St. John's Prep Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. John's Prep is hoping to do what St. John's couldn't on Friday: put an end to Catholic Memorial's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Catholic Memorial blew past St. John's 41-7 on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Pioneers are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic Memorial found their leader in underclassman Ramar Thomas, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Lasean Sharp was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Catholic Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Orion Fernandez and Jackson Tucker.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep's offense rose to the challenge against a Lancers defense that boasted an average of only 15 points allowed on Saturday. St. John's Prep breezed by Malden Catholic at home to the tune of 36-6. 36 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Catholic Memorial pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. John's Prep, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Catholic Memorial came up short against St. John's Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 19-8. Will Catholic Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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