If Moore Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 28-8 takedown of St. Francis Prep last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Moore Catholic Mavericks took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings on Friday. The Mavericks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Moore Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Thomas Zeh rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 143 yards while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Zeh a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea found their leader in underclassman Christian Carter, who threw for 197 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Moore Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Moore Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Holy Trinity at 5:25 p.m. on October 20th. Moore Catholic is facing Holy Trinity at the right time seeing as Holy Trinity is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 17-13 victory against Xaverian on the 11th.
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