The St. John XXIII Lions will square off against the St. Joseph Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. John XXIII will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Bay Area Christian on the road and fell 44-17. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph). They blew past Frassati Catholic, posting a 50-22 victory on the road. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 24 points or more this season.
Dedric Callis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Aiden Aragon, who threw for 240 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frassati Catholic only rushed for 26.
St. John XXIII's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
St. John XXIII strolled past St. Joseph when the teams last played back in October of 2017 by a score of 28-12. Will St. John XXIII repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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