After flying high against Holy Cross last Saturday, St. John the Baptist came back down to earth. The St. John the Baptist Cougars lost 34-13 to the St. Anthony's Friars on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Friars are ranked eighth).
When it comes to explaining why St. John the Baptist lost, don't look at Maxwell Bowers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 112 yards on nine of 21 attempts.
It was another big night for Gary Merrill, who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries for St. Anthony's. Merrill's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 197 rushing yards dating back to last season. Xavier Bala was another key player, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
St. John the Baptist's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Anthony's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
St. John the Baptist will square off against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for St. Anthony's, they are taking a road trip to take on Kellenberg Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anthony's is facing Kellenberg Memorial at the right time seeing as Kellenberg Memorial is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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