With a playoff game on the line, John Bapst Memorial rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took down Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley 27-12. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
John Bapst Memorial found their leader in sophomore Thomas Curtis, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Curtis a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Butler, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
John Bapst Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
John Bapst Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.6 points per game. As for Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
As of now, neither John Bapst Memorial nor Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley have any future games scheduled.
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