Football Preview: St. Augustine Purple Knights vs. Brother Martin Crusaders
St. Augustine has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Brother Martin Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
St. Augustine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Archbishop Rummel, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (St. Augustine was ranked 20th). St. Augustine took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archbishop Rummel.
Meanwhile, Brother Martin and John Curtis Christian met for a duel on Friday where Brother Martin couldn't get it done. Brother Martin fell just short of John Curtis Christian by a score of 17-14. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
St. Augustine's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Brother Martin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.
Things could have been worse for St. Augustine, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 24-6 loss to Brother Martin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can St. Augustine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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