Football Preview: Loyola-Sacred Heart Rams vs. Conrad Cowboys
The Loyola-Sacred Heart Rams have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Conrad Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Conrad is facing Loyola-Sacred Heart at the wrong time: Loyola-Sacred Heart suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were beaten by the Falcons 44-12. The Rams have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Conrad waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Wolves 38-20.
Conrad's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chris Graham, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 192 yards on 14 of 27 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Graham has posted since back in September. Another rusher making a difference was Cole Chambers, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Conrad didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Reece Taylor and Carsen Sullivan were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Loyola-Sacred Heart's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Conrad, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Loyola-Sacred Heart against Conrad in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, as the squad secured a 49-14 win. Will Loyola-Sacred Heart repeat their success, or does Conrad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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