The Bishop Moore Hornets will take on the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
If St. Thomas Aquinas heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bishop Moore took over last week. Bishop Moore walked away with a 27-14 victory over Mount Dora last Friday.
Bishop Moore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenyon Alston led the charge by picking up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Alston is now averaging an impressive 110.5 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Johnson, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Aquinas). They blew past McArthur, posting a 56-0 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three matches by 36 points or more so far this season.
St. Thomas Aquinas can attribute much of their success to Andrew Indorf, who threw for 107 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Chance Washington was another key player, rushing for 102 yards on only five carries.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Ri'Chard Bowe, Tavius Horne Jr, and Horne Jr picked up one apiece.
Bishop Moore's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Bishop Moore has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 273.2 passing yards per game. St. Thomas Aquinas, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 165.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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