After starting their season with two straight games on the road, St. Albans is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Albans will be strutting in after a victory while Jackson-Reed will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, St. Albans earned a 44-34 win over Bishop O'Connell. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in District of Columbia, while the Knights are ranked 235th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Albans got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brett Paukstis out in front who threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Zahir Cobb, who picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Albans was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 478 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Albans wouldn't let Bishop O'Connell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tyler Smith was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost to Yorktown on the road by a 28-13 margin.
Although Jackson-Reed took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Flowers and Cam Butler.
St. Albans' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Jackson-Reed, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for St. Albans against Jackson-Reed in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-3 victory. Will St. Albans repeat their success, or does Jackson-Reed have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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