After two games on the road, St. Joseph is heading back home. They will welcome the St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against St. John XXIII as St. Joseph made off with a 21-0 win.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy entered their tilt with Port Isabel last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tarpons 58-20 at home.
A big part of St. Joseph Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Gavin Cisneros and his top target Claudio Torres. Cisneros rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Torres gained 332 total yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Torres a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 465 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
St. Joseph Academy wouldn't let Port Isabel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Joseph Academy can thank Andre Cristiano and Torres for forcing both of them.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Joseph Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
St. Joseph suffered a grim 43-21 defeat to St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Torres, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that St. Joseph knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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