St. John the Baptist and St. Peter squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but St. John the Baptist had to settle for second. They fell 49-36 to the St. Peter's Eagles. Even if the Cougars couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, St. John the Baptist still got an impressive performance from Maxwell Bowers, who threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Leading St. Peter's to victory were Marco Aruta and Jeremiah Williams. Aruta rushed for 176 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, while Williams gained 257 total yards and two touchdowns. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
St. John the Baptist is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8. As for St. Peter's, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
St. John the Baptist does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Peter's has already played their next matchup, a 42-28 win against Moore Catholic on the 16th.
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