On Friday, St. Mary's Prep faced Catholic Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets took a 27-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Catholic Central Shamrocks. The Eaglets have struggled against the Shamrocks recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's Prep still got an impressive performance from Darrin Jones Jr., who rushed for 171 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Jones Jr. is now averaging an impressive 109 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jabin Gonzales, who threw for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Mary's Prep wouldn't let Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Mary's Prep can thank Lorenzo Barber and Christopher Coates for forcing both of them. Coates also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Jaden Pydyn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards for Catholic Central. Pydyn also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass. Samson Gash was another key player, gaining 94 total yards and a touchdown.
St. Mary's Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Catholic Central, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
St. Mary's Prep is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Kettering at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's Prep is facing Kettering at the right time seeing as Kettering is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Catholic Central, they will host De La Salle Collegiate at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Catholic Central will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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