The Midstate Homeschool Storm will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the John Paul the Great Academy Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Midstate Homeschool is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Northshore V. The Storm simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Vultures 38-10.
Meanwhile, John Paul the Great Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. Everything went their way against Acadiana Christian as they made off with a 46-26 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Guardians, who have now won 12 matchups in a row dating back to last season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Riley Lormand and Jonah Petitt. Lormand rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries while Petitt rushed for 180 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries.
John Paul the Great Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
John Paul the Great Academy 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 Nicholas Odinet.
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