The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks will head out to take on the Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph's Prep has given up an average of 25.7 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Joseph's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Roman Catholic, who was ranked third at the time (St. Joseph's Prep was ranked second). The Hawks won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Cahillite 40-39.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's offense. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of La Salle College on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Friars/Pandas' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Joseph's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points over those games. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph's Prep against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-14 victory. In that contest, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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