The St. Anne Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, St. Anne put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-12 victory over Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
St. Anne didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Raleigh Hays.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely St. Thomas More's strategy against Blue Ridge on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Sabers blew the Knights out of the water with a 64-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabers.
St. Anne's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Thomas More, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
St. Anne came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 22-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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