Football Preview: St. Anne's-Belfield Saints vs. Catholic Crusaders
The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints will head out on the road to take on the Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Anne's-Belfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points back in September, they were much more limited against Blue Ridge last Friday. They were outmatched by the Barons at home and fell 42-8. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Barons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 63-6 loss at the hands of Flint Hill. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Huskies are ranked 92nd).
St. Anne's-Belfield's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for St. Anne's-Belfield against Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anne's-Belfield 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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