Football Recap: St. Mary's Skates Past Illinois Valley with Ease

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Previous 5 Games

10/11/25 - Home	60-28 W
09/10/21 - Away	21-6 W
10/13/17 - Away	53-15 W
10/29/16 - Home	49-7 W
10/16/15 - Away	54-0 W

The matchup between St. Mary and Illinois Valley on Saturday hardly resembled the 21-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Crusaders claimed a resounding 60-28 victory over the Cougars. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won five in a row.

St. Mary's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Illinois Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Mary's will challenge rival Culver at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Illinois Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe Rogue River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.