Maclay is 2-7 against St. John Paul II since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Maclay Marauders are taking a road trip to face off against the St. John Paul II Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Maclay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season.
Maclay's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 70-0 victory over FAMU DRS. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Baby Rattlers are ranked 539th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George Grant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 306 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Henry Richardson was another key player, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maclay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wakulla.
The win made it two in a row for Maclay and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for St. John Paul II, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Maclay came up short against St. John Paul II in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 42-37. Can Maclay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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