After each having a week off, the Antonian Prep Apaches and the St. Michael's Warriors will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Antonian Prep took a blow against Regents, falling 59-21. While losing is never fun, the Apaches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Knights are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, St. Michael's won against St. John XXIII on September 6th with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again two weeks ago. St. Michael's claimed a resounding 34-0 win over St. Andrew's at home. The victory was just business as usual for the Warriors, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
A big part of St. Michael's win came down to the chemistry between Nico Anderson and his top target Pierce Kovacs. Anderson threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns while Kovacs picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Kovacs really ramped things up playing D: he made three total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Antonian Prep now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Michael's, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Antonian Prep ended up a good deal behind St. Michael's in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, losing 21-3. Can Antonian Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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