The St. Joseph Catholic Bruins will face off against the Hartfield Academy Hawks on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Catholic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Jackson Prep on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Joseph Catholic had to suffer through a 56-12 loss at the hands of Jackson Prep. The Bruins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
St. Joseph Catholic might have lost, but man, Eli Dampier was a machine: he picked up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dampier really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Wamble, who threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Hartfield Academy was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 28-17 victory over Jackson Academy. The 28-point effort marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kenzy West continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards. Those 70 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
The win made it two in a row for Hartfield Academy and bumps their season record up to 9-2. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
St. Joseph Catholic was taken down by Hartfield Academy 62-20 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartfield Academy's Ethan Elliott, who rushed for 117 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 104 yards on six of 12 attempts. Now that St. Joseph Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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