The St. Albans Bulldogs will face off against the Paul VI Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. Albans' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
St. Albans' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They blew past Saint John Paul the Great Catholic 42-0 at home. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
A big part of St. Albans' win came down to the chemistry between Brett Paukstis and his top target Zahir Cobb. Paukstis threw for 328 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Cobb picked up 160 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Lacy Rice, who picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Albans' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Wilson Searby, Cobb, and Paulos Preston picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Preston is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Paul VI earned a 20-7 victory over Collegiate on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Paul VI was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
St. Albans' record now sits at 4-0. As for Paul VI, their record is now 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: St. Albans has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 329 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Paul VI, though, as they've been averaging only 127.2. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
St. Albans came up short against Paul VI in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 35-28. Can St. Albans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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