The St. Augustine Prep Hermits are taking a road trip to square off against the Holy Spirit Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Augustine Prep: 7.4, Holy Spirit: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Augustine Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Mainland Regional, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (St. Augustine Prep was ranked tenth). St. Augustine Prep took down Mainland Regional 21-3 on Friday.
Julian Turney was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making two total tackles.
St. Augustine Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Augustine Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Julian Onesti and Ty Mcleer.
Meanwhile, Holy Spirit had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Pirates.
St. Augustine Prep pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Holy Spirit, their record now sits at 4-1.
St. Augustine Prep strolled past Holy Spirit when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will St. Augustine Prep repeat their success, or does Holy Spirit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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