Football Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. MICDS Rams
St. Dominic is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while MICDS is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Dominic Crusaders will welcome the MICDS Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Dominic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Rolla on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Dominic was dealt a 33-6 loss at the hands of Rolla.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask MICDS). They blew past Lutheran South 66-19 at home on Thursday. With that victory, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 28.5 points per game.
MICDS's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brian Gould led the charge by picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Cameron Cooper, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
MICDS didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Will Frank picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
St. Dominic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for MICDS, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
St. Dominic strolled past MICDS in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 36-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gould, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 141 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Dominic still be able to contain Gould? There's only one way to find out.
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