On Saturday, St. Joseph Regional faced DePaul Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights fell 28-21 to the DePaul Catholic Spartans. The Green Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph Regional lost, don't look at Nathan Bailey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 98 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 56 yards. Mason Geis was another key player, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
St. Joseph Regional wouldn't let DePaul Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph Regional can thank AJ Revella and Elias Martinez-Beasley for forcing both of them. Revella has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
It was another big night for Derek Zammit, who threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown for DePaul Catholic. De'Zie Jones was in the mix as well, providing DePaul Catholic with two touchdowns.
St. Joseph Regional has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for DePaul Catholic, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Regional will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Peter's Prep at 1:00 p.m. on November 16th. St. Joseph Regional is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season. DePaul Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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