St. Pius X is 2-8 against St. Thomas Catholic since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. St. Pius X will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
St. Pius X is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since September 1, 2023 two weeks ago. They fell just short of Houston Christian by a score of 23-20.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Amir Parks-Brooks, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 27-17 to Kinkaid. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
St. Pius X now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Thomas Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
St. Pius X might still be hurting after the 42-21 defeat they got from St. Thomas Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Pius X, Johann Cardenas (who rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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