San Antonio Christian lost to St. John XXIII back in November of 2021, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The San Antonio Christian Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over the St. John XXIII Lions. The win was some much needed relief for San Antonio Christian as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The critical scores for San Antonio Christian came from Ethan Young and Sloan Guillory.
San Antonio Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to San Antonio Christian's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lance Malin and Kash Kufahl, who racked up four sacks between them. Kufahl is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Josh Pfeifer and Micah Cohen certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Pfeifer threw for 208 yards and a touchdown, while Cohen picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown.
San Antonio Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. John XXIII, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
San Antonio Christian will be playing at home against Long Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Long Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully San Antonio Christian likes a good challenge. As for St. John XXIII, they will head out on the road to square off against Bay Area Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John XXIII is facing Bay Area Christian at the right time seeing as Bay Area Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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