Football Preview: Osceola Grace E Eagles vs. Illinois C Crusaders
The Osceola Grace E Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Illinois C Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Osceola Grace E is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Noblesville L, posting a 47-7 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Osceola Grace E was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
While Illinois C didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Westminster Christian with a sharp 22-0 victory on Friday. The Crusaders' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Illinois C's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Rian Hawley was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Osceola Grace E's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Illinois C, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Osceola Grace E against Illinois C when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Osceola Grace E since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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