Football Preview: St. Bede Bruins vs. Marquette Crusaders
The St. Bede Bruins's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Marquette Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
St. Bede is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Seneca on Friday. They came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 36-12. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Marquette didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington on Friday, but they still walked away with a 26-21 win.
St. Bede's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Marquette, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Bede lost to Marquette at home by a decisive 34-20 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will St. Bede have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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