Mt. St. Michael Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while St. Francis Prep is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mt. St. Michael Academy Mountaineers will challenge the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Mt. St. Michael Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully St. Francis Prep likes a good challenge.
Mt. St. Michael Academy's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Holy Trinity offense got past them. Mt. St. Michael Academy took a hard 47-32 fall against Holy Trinity on Saturday. The match marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mt. St. Michael Academy might have lost, but man, Shamari Ormsby was a machine: he rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Al-Amin Shobayo was in the mix too, providing Mt. St. Michael Academy with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis Prep). They took their matchup on the road on Sunday with ease, bagging a 42-12 victory over Christ the King. The result was nothing new for the Terriers, who have now won three contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
St. Francis Prep's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Leary, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing. Jonathan Nguyen helped Leary out on the ground, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
With the loss, Mt. St. Michael Academy broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. As for St. Francis Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Mt. St. Michael Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Francis Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. Will Mt. St. Michael Academy repeat their success, or does St. Francis Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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