The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Scecina Memorial took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, who comes in off a win.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Covenant Christian 38-7. The Raiders pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had little chance of recovering from.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter found their leader in sophomore Key'Mareawn McCullough, who picked up a sack, made 11 total tackles, and defended three passes in addition to snagging two interceptions. Kevin Sanders Jr. was in the mix too, providing the Raiders with two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter proved: they limited Covenant Christian to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Ve'Sean Miles for the heroic effort on defense: he. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.6 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.07 on average over their last three games.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kelvin Bass, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Providence and fell 51-7. The Crusaders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-7.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter and Indianapolis Scecina Memorial were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
