Football Preview: Ursuline Fighting Irish vs. Aurora Greenmen
Ursuline is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Aurora is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ursuline Fighting Irish will host the Aurora Greenmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ursuline is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Villa Angela-St. Joseph to the tune of 44-8. 44 seems to be a good number for the Fighting Irish as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Dc Ferrell, who threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 120 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. 85 of Ferrell's passing yards were hauled in by Joe Balog.
Ursuline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Aurora's offense rose to the challenge against a Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 13.92 points allowed on Friday. Aurora took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over Geneva. 42 seems to be a good number for the Greenmen as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Ursuline's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Aurora, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-1.
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