Regents is 5-0 against St. Joseph Academy since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Regents Knights will look to defend their home field against the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds at 6:00 p.m. Regents will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Regents was fully in charge, breezing past Antonian Prep 59-21 at home. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Apaches are ranked 489th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Devine went supernova for Regents, throwing for 301 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Blake Smith was Devine's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Joseph Academy aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They slipped by Carroll 29-28.
Claudio Torres was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Joseph Academy as he rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 86 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Regents now has a winning record of 2-1. As for St. Joseph Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Regents has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 292 passing yards per game. St. Joseph Academy, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 296.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Regents against St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 50-22 victory. Will Regents repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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