Trumbull is 1-8 against St. Joseph since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:30 a.m. Trumbull is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Trumbull's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Staples last Friday. They were beaten by the Wreckers 28-0. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last matchup, St. Joseph made sure to put some points up on the board against Danbury last Friday. St. Joseph strolled past Danbury with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. The Cadets pushed the score to 31-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hatters cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Joseph found their leader in sophomore Finn Kilmartin, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kilmartin a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Joseph wouldn't let Danbury keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jake Rios, Jules Jacques, Jermaine Hatchett Jr., and Tommy Finch picked up one apiece. Jacques also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Trumbull, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Trumbull came up short against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 16-7. Can Trumbull avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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