The St. Brendan Sabres will head out on the road to take on the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Brendan's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Palm Glades Prep Academy with a sharp 21-0 victory. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Eagles are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy had already won ten in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-6 win over the Lightning. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Mavericks just coasted through the last quarter.
Robert Kerns had an outrageously good game as he threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Archbishop McCarthy also got a significant boost from Damien Grant, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Grant wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Archbishop McCarthy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Archbishop McCarthy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Olivier Belizaire was the leader with two. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss). Another thorn in Cypress Bay's side was Justin St-Ange, who made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and snagging an interception.
The victory made it two in a row for St. Brendan and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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