Football Preview: Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders vs. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders
On Friday Indianapolis Scecina Memorial will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders are set to duel. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Triton Central on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 27-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Indianapolis Scecina Memorial fell just short of Triton Central by a score of 19-16. The Crusaders have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Indianapolis Scecina Memorial took the loss, they still got scores from Dominic Mckiernan and Eric Montgomery.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial wouldn't let Triton Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Indianapolis Scecina Memorial can thank Mckiernan and Brady Ray for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They and Beech Grove were almost perfectly matched up, but Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter suffered a 28-27 loss.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter might have lost, but man, Tavien Fox was a machine: he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Santana Allen, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial beat Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 41-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allen, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Indianapolis Scecina Memorial still be able to contain Allen? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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