It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Thomas Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the St. Michael's Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 24-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Pierce Jacobson threw for 160 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Nate Tidwell was his top target, picking up 80 receiving yards. On the ground,
Javaughn Waldron rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown.
St. Thomas Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points per game. As for St. Michael's, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
St. Thomas Catholic will take on Liberty Christian on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Liberty Christian sitting on eight straight wins and St. Thomas Catholic on three. St. Michael's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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