The St. Michael's Warriors will challenge the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael's will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, everything went St. Michael's way against Savio as St. Michael's made off with a 44-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
St. Michael's found their leader in sophomore Nico Anderson, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
St. Michael's wouldn't let Savio keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Michael's can thank Sage Gurasich and Pierce Kovacs for forcing both of them. Utah Anderson was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Special teams played a big role in the game for St. Michael's, adding 14 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Carson Sommers: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Concordia Lutheran on Thursday as they won 27-9. The Eagles pushed the score to 27-2 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Thomas Catholic had a senior duo take command as Roy Thomas Jenkins threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns and Oliver Ljuboja picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Michael's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
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