The Rickards Raiders will challenge the St. John Paul II Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. John Paul II is facing Rickards at the wrong time: Rickards suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Indians, falling 31-7. It was the first time this season that the Raiders let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John Paul II). They blew past North Florida Christian 55-13 on the road on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since October 26, 2023.
St. John Paul II's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gavin Ford, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Ford a new career-high in rushing yards. Another receiver making a difference was Ethan Braun, who picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. John Paul II was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rickards' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for St. John Paul II, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Rickards couldn't quite finish off St. John Paul II when the teams last played back in August of 2022 and fell 35-33. Thankfully for Rickards, Tremaine Hughes Jr. (who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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