St. Joseph Catholic and Allen Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, St. Joseph Catholic came up short against Coolidge and fell 50-43.
St. Joseph Catholic might have lost, but man, Colt Bundick was a machine: he picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bundick showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards. Peter Najvar was in the mix as well, providing St. Joseph Catholic with two touchdowns.
St. Joseph Catholic wouldn't let Coolidge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Joseph Catholic can thank Najvar and Walker West for forcing all of them. St. Joseph Catholic got some further help from Paul Johnson: he made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Allen Academy's offense. They took a blow against BVCHEA HomeSchool last Friday, falling 30-0. Having soared to a lofty 58 points in the game before, the Rams' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Joseph Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Allen Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
St. Joseph Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Allen Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 60-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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