King's Academy has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell just short of the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks by a score of 31-28. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mavericks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2021.
When it comes to explaining why King's Academy lost, don't look at Joe Dailey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 270 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Javian Jones.
Kendall Brown was nothing short of spectacular for Archbishop McCarthy: he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown.
King's Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-3. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4.
As of now, neither King's Academy nor Archbishop McCarthy have any future games scheduled.
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