The St. Paul Knights will head out to challenge the Burncoat Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Paul's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three games, but Saturday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Paul's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Blackstone-Millville on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Chargers and fell 37-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burncoat). They claimed a resounding 44-6 win over Montachusett RVT.
Burncoat's win came from a few key players St. Paul will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joel Chuku, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 99 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Rodriguez, who rushed for 80 yards and two scores on only ten carries.
Burncoat was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4. As for St. Paul, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
St. Paul took a serious blow against Burncoat when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 45-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Patriots' Richard Abalo, who rushed for 90 yards and a pair of TDs. Now that the Knights know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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