The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings will face off against the St. Francis Prep Terriers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis Prep took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, who comes in off a win.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Kellenberg Memorial, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Vikings came out on top against the Firebirds by a score of 23-14 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, St. Francis Prep managed to keep up with Chaminade until halftime on Sunday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Terriers came up short against the Flyers, falling 45-22. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Flyers are ranked 14th).
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will need to focus on slowing down Sean Ibert, one of several St. Francis Prep players who made an impact when they last played. He picked up 146 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 42 yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Jack Leary, who threw for 201 yards and a pair of TDs on only nine passes.
St. Francis Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Francis Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Terriers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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