The Elizabeth Minutemen will take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Thomas Aquinas is facing Elizabeth at the wrong time: Elizabeth suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to the Falcons. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas entered their tilt with Franklin on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Warriors at home to the tune of 56-6. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three games by 25 points or more so far this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chukwuma Odoh out in front who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Odoh got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Josiah Zayas, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Elizabeth's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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