St. Joseph Regional and Don Bosco Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights will head out to take on the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Regional is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
St. Joseph Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: St. Peter's Prep, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (St. Joseph Regional was ranked fifth). St. Joseph Regional put the hurt on St. Peter's Prep with a sharp 38-14 win last Saturday. Considering the Green Knights have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
John Forster and Lamar Best were among the main playmakers for St. Joseph Regional as the former gained 147 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. What's more, Forster also racked up 97 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
St. Joseph Regional wouldn't let St. Peter's Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kj Mcclain was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Don Bosco Prep entered their game against DePaul Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Don Bosco Prep was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to DePaul Catholic. The Ironmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph Regional's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Don Bosco Prep, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went St. Joseph Regional's way against Don Bosco Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as St. Joseph Regional made off with a 21-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Regional since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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