The St. Joseph Falcons will challenge the St. John-Vianney Lancers on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Joseph has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while St. John-Vianney will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, St. Joseph was just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to Woodbridge.
Meanwhile, St. John-Vianney didn't have too much trouble with Raritan on Friday as they won 28-14.
St. John-Vianney's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Abdul Turay, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns, and Zach Labarca, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Turay's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 185 rushing yards.
St. John-Vianney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
St. John-Vianney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dante Campagna and Jahmere James.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for St. John-Vianney, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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