The St. Joseph Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Donovan Catholic Griffins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Joseph comes in on eight and Donovan Catholic on five.
St. Joseph's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They strolled past Woodbridge with points to spare, taking the game 17-0. The 17-point effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Donovan Catholic made easy work of Howell on Friday and carried off a 21-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Griffins just coasted through the last quarter.
St. Joseph better keep an eye on Alex Staten. He was instrumental in Donovan Catholic's win, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 143 rushing yards gave Staten a new career-high.
Donovan Catholic's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Jason Madden was especially locked on to Howell's QB and sacked him twice.
St. Joseph's record is now 8-0. As for Donovan Catholic, their record now sits at 6-3.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph against Donovan Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 48-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Griffins' Ryan Clark, who rushed for 129 yards and one score. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Falcons to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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