Football Game Preview: South Bend Riley Wildcats vs. South Bend St. Joseph Huskies

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 5:33am

Football Preview: South Bend Riley Wildcats vs. South Bend St. Joseph Huskies

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After two games on the road, South Bend Riley is heading back home. They will welcome the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

South Bend Riley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Prairie on Friday. They were beaten by the Cougars 49-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.83 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against Elkhart, falling 38-17. That makes it the first time this season the Huskies have let down their home crowd.

South Bend Riley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.

South Bend Riley came up short against South Bend St. Joseph when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 39-27. Thankfully for South Bend Riley, John Driscoll (who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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