Football Preview: IC Catholic Prep Knights vs. Marist RedHawks
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, IC Catholic Prep is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Marist RedHawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
IC Catholic Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Nazareth Academy on Friday. They were beaten by the Roadrunners 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Roadrunners are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Marist fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Joliet Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 31-30 to the Hilltoppers. The loss was the RedHawks' first of the season.
IC Catholic Prep now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Marist, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
IC Catholic Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Marist in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marist's John McAuliffe, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will IC Catholic Prep still be able to contain McAuliffe? There's only one way to find out.
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