With a playoff game on the line, St. Joseph rose to the challenge on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Central Holmes Christian Trojans 42-0. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
Victor Baker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 292 yards and three touchdowns. St. Joseph is 4-1 when Baker posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Baker's aerial production (109 yards to be exact) went to Jaleel Moore, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Central Holmes Christian, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Joseph will face off against Canton Academy on Friday. Central Holmes Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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