After each having a week off, the Antonian Prep Apaches and the St. Michael's Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Antonian Prep had to suffer through a 59-21 loss at the hands of Regents. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Knights are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, St. Michael's won against St. John XXIII on September 6th with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. St. Michael's took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over St. Andrew's. The Warriors' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
A big part of St. Michael's win came down to the chemistry between Nico Anderson and his top target Pierce Kovacs. Anderson threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns while Kovacs picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Kovacs really ramped things up playing D: he made three total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
St. Michael's wouldn't let St. Andrew's keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Michael's can thank Tristan Lackovich and Ben Brophy for forcing both of them. St. Michael's got some further help from Miller Bohnsack: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Antonian Prep now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Michael's, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Antonian Prep lost to St. Michael's at home by a decisive 21-3 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Can Antonian Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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