The St. John's Islanders will square off against the Cross Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. John's is looking for their season's first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-6, which was the final score in St. John's tilt against Scott's Branch on Monday.
Meanwhile, Cross won against Military Magnet Academy two weeks ago with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Cross claimed a resounding 56-7 win over Branchville on the road. Considering the Trojans have won four matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mah'Ky Green and he. Green rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Karmello Jones's longest rush was for an incredible 97 yards. Another player making a difference was Tyler Harris, who threw for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cross, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
St. John's was taken down by Cross 56-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for St. John's, Tyler Mungin (who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 166 yards while completing 72.2% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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