Football Preview: Loyola Academy Ramblers vs. Taft Eagles
The Loyola Academy Ramblers will head out on the road to challenge the Taft Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loyola Academy will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Loyola Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Niles North onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. Given the Ramblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Vikings are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Taft waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Vikings at home to the tune of 49-0. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 16 matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Taft didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aria Lipa and Edalia Vivar.
Loyola Academy's record now sits at 14-3. As for Taft, their record is now 21-3.
Loyola Academy was dealt a bruising 28-0 loss at the hands of Taft in their previous matchup back in September. Can Loyola Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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