The "Battle of St. Louis Park" takes place Friday night as the St. Louis Park Orioles head over toward Highway 100 to take on their city rival the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights. It's also the Homecoming game for BSM.
Last week, the Orioles were in New Hope against the unbeaten Cooper Hawks. They were down 7-6 at halftime and took an early lead on Logan Romero's touchdown pass to Mykal Howard. However, the Hawks scored 21 third quarter points and went onto win 35-6.
The Red Knights had a Saturday matinee last week against their former Don Bosco Conference rival the DeLaSalle Islanders. It would be an afternoon delight for the Red Knights when William Hodder hauled in a nine yard touchdown pass in overtime to give BSM the win 29-22. Ricky Floyd ran for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns.
When the two St. Louis Park schools met last season on the Orioles turf field, Floyd ran like he was headed for the nearby McDonalds as he rushed for 459 yards and seven touchdowns. The key to the game for St. Louis Park against BSM is to play tight defense against Floyd and get into an offensive rhythm.
The key for the game for the Red Knights is for Floyd, who missed the first two games this season to have an outstanding game. They also have to get more production out of Tommy Anderson at quarterback.
The Orioles are 0-4 and hoping to spoil BSM's homecoming with their first win of the season. The Red Knights, who lost to eventual state champion Becker in the state Class AAAA tournament last season are 3-1 and continue their quest toward returning to state. They also have a pair of late season games coming up with Spring Lake Park and Armstrong.
If you're headed to the game, get there early. You might have to park at Beth El Synagogue across the street if the main parking lot is full due to the potential large Homecoming crowd.
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