If St. Pius X Catholic was riding high fresh off their 34-0 takedown of Clarkston last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Golden Lions fell 28-21 to the Marist War Eagles on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Lions in their meetings with the War Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, St. Pius X Catholic still got an impressive performance from Aiden Francois, who rushed for 100 yards and one TD on only five carries.
James Lasco continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marist, rushing for 188 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 123 yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, Lasco is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. Parks Kaiser was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and one TD.
The defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 6-2. As for Marist, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. St. Pius X Catholic will challenge rival Lithonia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Marist is set to square off against their familiar foe Clarkston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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