Football Preview: IC Catholic Prep Knights vs. Marist RedHawks
After starting their season with three straight games on the road, IC Catholic Prep is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Marist RedHawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
IC Catholic Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Nazareth Academy on Friday. They were dealt a 33-0 loss at the hands of the Roadrunners. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Roadrunners are ranked fifth).
IC Catholic Prep wouldn't let Nazareth Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. IC Catholic Prep can thank Demarion Nutall and Jalen Banks for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Marist fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Joliet Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 31-30 to the Hilltoppers. The loss was the RedHawks' first of the season.
IC Catholic Prep now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Marist, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
IC Catholic Prep beat Marist 28-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marist's John McAuliffe, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will IC Catholic Prep still be able to contain McAuliffe? There's only one way to find out.
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