After starting their season with three straight games on the road, St. Thomas Aquinas is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Franklin Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Thomas Aquinas is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing North Brunswick: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Thomas Aquinas blew North Brunswick out of the water with a 42-6 final score. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the North Brunswick Raiders are ranked 131st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Thomas Aquinas found their leader in underclassman Chukwuma Odoh, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Odoh a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Blanks, who threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Franklin put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past East Brunswick, posting a 34-0 victory at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Warriors have posted since September 15, 2023.
St. Thomas Aquinas' victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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