St. Pius X hasn't had much luck against St. Thomas Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. St. Pius X will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
St. Pius X is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since September 1, 2023 last Friday. They fell just short of Houston Christian by a score of 23-20.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Amir Parks-Brooks, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His longest reception was for an incredible 81 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 27-17 to Kinkaid. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
St. Pius X now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Thomas Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
St. Pius X suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to St. Thomas Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Pius X, Johann Cardenas (who rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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