The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles will head out to face off against the St. Michael's Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
St. Thomas Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Trinity Christian by a score of 31-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The critical scores for St. Thomas Catholic came from Derek Stevenson, Nate Tidwell, and Kenyan Navarre. Another player making a difference was Pierce Jacobson, who threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Thomas Catholic's defense and their five sacks. Liam Mccarthy was especially locked on to Trinity Christian's QB and sacked him twice. Mccarthy has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played. Another thorn in Trinity Christian's side was Obinna Umeh, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, St. Michael's and Concordia Lutheran met for a duel two weeks ago where St. Michael's couldn't get it done. St. Michael's had to suffer through a 45-14 loss at the hands of Concordia Lutheran. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
St. Thomas Catholic pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for St. Michael's, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
St. Thomas Catholic came up short against St. Michael's in their previous meeting on November 1st, falling 24-14. Can St. Thomas Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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