St. Joseph is 5-0 against Kirk Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Joseph Fighting Irish will square off against the Kirk Academy Raiders. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 22-14 win over Canton Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
St. Joseph's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Javeon Byars, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and Victor Baker, who threw for 160 yards on 11 of 25 attempts.
Meanwhile, Kirk Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past North Delta with points to spare, taking the game 35-16. The Raiders pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Green Wave cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Kirk Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
St. Joseph didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Kirk Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 victory. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kirk Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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