Football Preview: Marian Catholic Spartans vs. Rochelle Hubs
The Marian Catholic Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Rochelle Hubs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marian Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Rochelle will come in with four straight victories.
Marian Catholic is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Providence Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marian Catholic took a blow against Providence Catholic, falling 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Celtics are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rochelle). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Ottawa 64-10 on the road. The Hubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Rochelle, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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