St. Joseph-by-the-Sea hadn't done well against Moore Catholic recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The St. Joseph-by-the-Sea Vikings walked away with a 14-6 victory over the Moore Catholic Mavericks. For the Vikings, this counts as revenge for the 36-0 defeat the Mavericks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea found their leader in underclassman Christian Carter, who threw for 197 yards and a touchdown while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joseph Moran and Marco Domante, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Moore Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Thomas Zeh rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 143 yards while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Zeh a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Moore Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-13 win against Xaverian on the 11th. As for Moore Catholic, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Holy Trinity at 5:25 p.m. on October 20th. Holy Trinity is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so Moore Catholic will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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