After each having a week off, the St. John Paul II Academy Eagles and the Somerset Academy Key Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. John Paul II Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against American Heritage last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles were beaten by the Stallions 47-6. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Key was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 59-12 loss at the hands of Saint Andrew's. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Scots are ranked 140th).
St. John Paul II Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Somerset Academy Key, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
St. John Paul II Academy lost to Somerset Academy Key on the road by a decisive 35-18 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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