The St. Joseph Fighting Irish will challenge the Marshall Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Indianola Academy 35-13 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Colonels: they've now won five in a row.
Victor Baker
| 10/03/25 vs Indianola Academy | 171.1 |
| 09/13/24 vs West Memphis Christian | 145.8 |
| 08/23/24 @ Clinton Christian Academy | 145 |
| 10/18/24 vs Adams County Christian | 137.8 |
| 11/01/24 vs Central Holmes Christian | 121.6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Joseph to victory, but perhaps none more so than Victor Baker, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 79 yards on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Baker a new career-high in passer rating (171.1). St. Joseph's leading receiver Corey Holmes was Baker's top target yet again, picking up 164 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, Marshall Academy humbled North Delta with a 40-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Marshall Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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