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| 10/18/25 - Home | 38-6 W |
| 11/04/23 - Home | 35-12 W |
| 09/17/22 - Home | 21-18 W |
| 10/22/16 - Home | 26-13 W |
St. John the Baptist won the last time they faced Christ the King and things went their way on Saturday too. The Cougars took their game with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over the Royals. The Cougars pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Royals had no chance of recovering from.
St. John the Baptist was led to victory by Maurice Scott and Kalen Percer-Hogue. Scott rushed for 184 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries, while Percer-Hogue rushed for 118 yards and two scores on only 13 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. John the Baptist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Christ the King still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Smith, who rushed for 184 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Smith was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
St. John the Baptist's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points on average over those games. As for Christ the King, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
The future could be bright for both St. John the Baptist and Christ the King: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Cougars will try to hand Fordham Prep their third-straight loss when the two meet at 1:30 p.m. on the 26th. Meanwhile, Christ the King will look to extend St. Dominic's five-game losing streak when they meet at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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