After starting their season with three straight games on the road, the Saints are finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Harvest Christian Academy Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, the Saints were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 38-34 to the Blacksmiths. Despite 68 more yards than the Blacksmiths, the Saints couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The Saints might have lost, but man, Peyton Ellison was a machine: he picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Ellison has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, the Saints came up short against the Eagles on Friday and fell 57-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Saints still had to take the loss.
The Saints might have lost, but man, Armando Franklin was a machine: he rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
The Saints' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for the Saints, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. The Saints have relied on air attacks this season and have averaged 267 passing yards per game. The Saints, on the other hand, have relied on a stout run game: they average 199 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
The Saints came up short against the Saints in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 38-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Now that the Saints know 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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