If St. John was riding high fresh off their 28-0 takedown of Bishop McNamara last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. John's Cadets received a blow on Saturday as they fell 31-15 to the DeMatha Stags. The defeat continues a trend for the Cadets in their matchups with the Stags: they've now lost three in a row.
St. John's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dajon Talley Rhodes, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and Nyeem Woods, who threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Woods a new career-high in rushing yards (26).
Even if they lost, St. John's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Deangelo Bowden.
St. John's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for DeMatha, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Gonzaga at 1:00 p.m. on November 9th. As for DeMatha, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop McNamara at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DeMatha will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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