The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will venture away from home to take on the Interlachen Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph Academy has eight straight wins, Interlachen has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, St. Joseph Academy made off with a 16-15 victory over Oak Hall. The 16-point effort marked the Flashes' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for St. Joseph Academy came from Jack Fox and Jeremiah Kes.
One reason for the win was St. Joseph Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Fox was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. St. Joseph Academy got some further help from Asher Glisson: he picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles, and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Interlachen ended up a good deal behind Hilliard on Friday and lost 54-35.
Despite the loss, Interlachen had strong showings from Kemontae Nixon, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Ben Aguayo, who threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns.
St. Joseph Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Interlachen, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. St. Joseph Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Interlachen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Joseph Academy was dealt a bruising 48-21 loss at the hands of Interlachen when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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