St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is 2-8 against St. Francis since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Francis is hoping to do what Bishop Timon-St. Jude couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's way against Bishop Timon-St. Jude as St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute made off with a 37-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Marauders, who have now won four games by 24 points or more so far this season.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Domonic Cook Jr and Stone Rozak.
Meanwhile, St. Francis unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Saturday. They took a 61-47 bruising from Varsity Opponent. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in October (35), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.
St. Francis' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damone Allen, who picked up 141 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Larry Hardy Iii, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Allen is becoming a predictor of St. Francis' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points per game. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Francis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.2. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from St. Francis when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardy Iii, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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