The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will square off against the McArthur Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Thomas Aquinas has three straight wins, McArthur has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They breezed past Dillard to the tune of 35-0. Fans of the Raiders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Sherice Newton had an outrageously good game as she threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of her passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and one touchdown. Newton is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: she's passed for at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Sianna Gonzalez was another key player, picking up 70 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Aimee Colson
| 02/26/25 vs Dillard | 10 |
| 03/11/24 @ Don Soffer Aventura | 4 |
| 03/13/24 @ Miramar | 3 |
| 03/18/24 vs Edison | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Dillard | 1 |
Another reason for the win was St. Thomas Aquinas' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Leading the way was Aimee Colson with six. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in total tackles (ten).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for McArthur's offense. They fell to Miramar 6-0.
McArthur's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Thomas Aquinas beat McArthur 19-12 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will St. Thomas Aquinas repeat their success, or does McArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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