Blue Valley is 6-1 against St. James Academy since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blue Valley Tigers will welcome the St. James Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. Blue Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Blue Valley made easy work of Bishop Miege and carried off a 27-7 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Christopher Aiello continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 353 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. What's more, he also racked up 20 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jackson Hopper, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Blue Valley's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hendricks Hildebrand and Dawson Merritt, who racked up four sacks between them. Merritt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, St. James Academy faced Blue Valley West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. James Academy took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blue Valley West.
St. James Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Parker Chase, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Francis Menghini, who threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
Blue Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for St. James Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Blue Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over St. James Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 20-10. Will Blue Valley repeat their success, or does St. James Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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