St. James Academy is 4-0 against Basehor-Linwood since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. James Academy Thunder will be staying on the road to face off against the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. James Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Blue Valley 48-22. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
St. James Academy had a senior duo take command as John Tujague gained 111 total yards and three touchdowns and Tyson Beashore threw for 217 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Tujague also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because St. James Academy is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Basehor-Linwood posted their closest win since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-18 victory over Blue Valley Southwest. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
A big part of Basehor-Linwood's win came down to the chemistry between Carson Dixon and his top target Austin Adair. Dixon threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while Adair picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. Adair showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 54 yards.
Basehor-Linwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Garrett Pierce and Kyle Burnett.
St. James Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.7 points. As for Basehor-Linwood, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for St. James Academy against Basehor-Linwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 35-6 win. Will St. James Academy repeat their success, or does Basehor-Linwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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