Football Game Preview: St. Mary's South Side Dragons vs. Christian Brothers Cadets

The St. Mary's South Side Dragons will face off against the Christian Brothers Cadets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Christian Brothers will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Mary's South Side extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Dragons never let Althoff Catholic get on the board and left with a 23-0 victory. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in Missouri, while the Crusaders are ranked 154th in Illinois) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Christian Brothers on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew St. Louis University out of the water with a 37-0 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cadets had established a 30-point advantage.

St. Mary's South Side's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Christian Brothers, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.

St. Mary's South Side was dealt a bruising 49-3 loss at the hands of Christian Brothers when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Dragons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.