Football Preview: Osceola Grace E Eagles vs. Illinois C Crusaders
The Osceola Grace E Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Illinois C Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams 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 simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Noblesville L 47-7 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories 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 blew past Westminster Christian 22-0 on Friday. The Crusaders' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Illinois C's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Rian Hawley was the leader with two.
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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