The St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Joseph Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph is hoping to do what Port Isabel couldn't last Friday: put an end to St. Joseph Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Joseph Academy blew past Port Isabel 58-20 at home.
A big part of St. Joseph Academy's win 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. The dominant performance also gave Torres a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 465 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
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.
Meanwhile, while St. Joseph put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for St. John XXIII. St. Joseph was the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over St. John XXIII. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flyers.
St. Joseph Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
St. Joseph Academy took their win against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 43-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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