The Pembroke Hill Raiders and the St. Mary's Academy Crusaders are set to duel on Thursday. Pembroke Hill will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Pembroke Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Hogan Prep Charter at home to the tune of 47-8 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-8.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They managed a 26-20 win over Northeast.
A big part of St. Mary's Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Simon Drew and his top target Damien Crismore. Drew threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while Crismore picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Crismore didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made three total tackles, and defended a pass.
St. Mary's Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Dominic Hoffman with 2.5 sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Pembroke Hill's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for St. Mary's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
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