Football Preview: Marquette Crusaders vs. Seneca Fighting Irish
The Marquette Crusaders will challenge the Seneca Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Marquette is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 15, 2023 on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-6 victory over Madison.
Meanwhile, Seneca got themselves on the board against Lisle on Friday, but Lisle never followed suit. They blew past the Lions 40-0 at home. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Lions are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brody Rademacher had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 193 yards on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 141.5 rushing yards per game.
The win got Marquette back to even at 1-1. As for Seneca, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Marquette suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Seneca in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Marquette, Asher Hamby (who rushed for 185 yards on only 13 carries) 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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