The Savio Eagles will host the St. Pius X Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Savio has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 30.
Savio is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against TMI-Episcopal on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Savio was outmatched by TMI-Episcopal on the road and fell 42-14.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X didn't have quite enough to beat Central Catholic on Friday and fell 36-34. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Pius X's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amir Parks-Brooks, who gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns, and Noah Carrasco, who threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Parks-Brooks a new career-high in rushing yards (102). Cooper Brown was another key receiver, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, St. Pius X was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 89.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 122.
St. Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Savio, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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