Football Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Marist's Winning Streak

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Previous 5 Games

09/19/25 @ St. Francis	6-13
09/18/25 vs Agricultural Science	12-6
09/12/25 @ Saint Ignatius College Prep	38-0
09/11/25 @ Stagg	39-34
09/09/25 @ Benet Academy	18-26

After a string of three wins, Marist's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 13-6 to the St. Francis Spartans.

St. Francis' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maeve Murphy, who threw for 146 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 72.7% of her passes. The dominant performance also gave Murphy a new career-high in rushing yards (22). St. Francis also got a significant boost from Allie Sheldon, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 122 yards.

Marist's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Marist will square off against rival Blue Island Eisenhower at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, St. Francis is set to challenge their familiar foe Glenbard West at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.