The Avalon Eagles will square off against the Saint Jo Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avalon is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Avalon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Covington 68-19. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Josh Novak, who rushed for 202 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Avalon wouldn't let Covington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Avalon can thank Jesus Aguilar and Evan Jacks for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Saint Jo's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Friday. They took a 40-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Hill. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Saint Jo got some senior leadership from Devin Stewart and Wade Lucas. Stewart rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Lucas gained 91 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lucas a new career-high in rushing yards (51).
Avalon's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Saint Jo, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Avalon was taken down by Saint Jo 52-22 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Avalon was down 30-10.
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