The Mountain View Prep Stars will challenge the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Mountain View Prep took their game with ease, bagging a 55-12 victory over Broome. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Mak Anderson
| 10/24/25 @ Broome | 6 |
| 10/10/25 vs Chapman | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Crescent | 3 |
| 09/05/25 vs St. Joseph's Catholic | 3 |
| 08/21/25 vs Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 3 |
Mak Anderson had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 320 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 88 yards and one TD. Those six passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Kadarus Hainsworth was another key player, picking up 167 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mountain View Prep's run defense was locked in: Broome could only muster 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Jet Hodge for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain View Prep's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.
Mountain View Prep's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as five different players picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Broome's side was Hodge, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic ended up a good deal behind Powdersville on Friday and lost 48-31. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Patriots are ranked 50th).
Mountain View Prep will have to contain Sam Patterson as he made an impact in St. Joseph's Catholic's last game. He picked up 90 receiving yards and one TD, and also rushed for 55 yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 68 yards.
St. Joseph's Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Mountain View Prep, their record now sits at 8-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Mountain View Prep has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 265.9 passing yards per game. St. Joseph's Catholic, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 254.5 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Mountain View Prep against St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 66-27 win. In that game, the Stars amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.