The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights will square off against the St. Peter's Prep Marauders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph Regional will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
St. Joseph Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Paramus Catholic, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Regional was ranked fifth). Everything went St. Joseph Regional's way against Paramus Catholic on Saturday as St. Joseph Regional made off with a 44-19 win. The Green Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lamar Best was his usual excellent self, rushing for 101 yards and five touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Nathan Bailey was another key player, gaining 134 total yards.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's Prep entered their game against Delbarton on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Peter's Prep lost 44-21 to Delbarton. The Marauders have struggled against the Green Wave recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Joseph Regional's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. Peter's Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
St. Joseph Regional beat St. Peter's Prep 40-28 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Peter's Prep's Tyler Bell, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Joseph Regional still be able to contain Bell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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