The Mount St. Joseph Gaels will take on the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount St. Joseph is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since October 28, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against St. Mary's as Mount St. Joseph made off with a 34-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gaels.
A big part of Mount St. Joseph's win came down to the chemistry between Benjamin Raines and his top target Corday Bethel. Raines threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes while Bethel picked up 126 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Bethel's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Spalding put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 56-3 victory over Loyola Blakefield. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won seven matches by 35 points or more so far this season.
Antonio Ledbetter Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Another rusher making a difference was Chase Gorman, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Archbishop Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loyola Blakefield only rushed for -22.
Mount St. Joseph's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. As for Archbishop Spalding, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mount St. Joseph took a serious blow against Archbishop Spalding when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 42-3. Will Mount St. Joseph have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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