Football Preview: Brother Rice Warriors vs. St. Mary's Prep Eaglets
Brother Rice and St. Mary's Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Brother Rice Warriors will host the St. Mary's Prep Eaglets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Brother Rice is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against De La Salle Collegiate on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brother Rice came up short against De La Salle Collegiate, falling 42-21. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Prep is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Central Catholic. St. Mary's Prep and Central Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but St. Mary's Prep suffered a 7-6 loss. The matchup marked the Eaglets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
St. Mary's Prep wouldn't let Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Luke Jackson, Charles (Dj) White, and Reece Hurst picked up one apiece. White is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Brother Rice dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Mary's Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Brother Rice was dealt a bruising 41-7 defeat at the hands of St. Mary's Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Brother Rice have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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