With a playoff game on the line, Jupiter Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They skirted past the St. Joseph Academy Flashes 37-35. Jupiter Christian's victory was all the more impressive since the Flashes were averaging only 13.08 points allowed on the season.
Gideon Douglas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 47 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards. Another player making a difference was Cayden Alula, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jupiter Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph Academy lost, don't look at Cody Ott. Despite the final result, he threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Jupiter Christian's record now sits at 10-3. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
As of now, neither Jupiter Christian nor St. Joseph Academy have any future games scheduled.
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