St. Joseph Academy entered their tilt with Port Isabel on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 58-20 win over the Port Isabel Tarpons. The result was nothing new for the Bloodhounds, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of St. Joseph Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Gavin Cisneros and his top target Claudio Torres. Cisneros rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Torres gained 332 total yards and five touchdowns. Torres also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 465 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Joseph Academy wouldn't let Port Isabel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph Academy can thank Andre Cristiano and Torres for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Torres a new career-high in rushing yards.
Despite the defeat, Port Isabel saw an underclassman step up: Michael Finona rushed for 118 yards on only seven carries. Those 118 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Finona. Backing up that air attack was Dylan Green, who rushed for 95 yards.
St. Joseph Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Port Isabel, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
St. Joseph Academy will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Port Isabel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against King at 7:00 p.m. King has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 158 points over their last three matches.
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