Football Game Preview: St. Mary's Crusaders vs. Illinois Valley Cougars

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Previous 4 Games

09/10/21 - Away	21-6 W
10/13/17 - Away	53-15 W
10/29/16 - Home	49-7 W
10/16/15 - Away	54-0 W

St. Mary has gone a perfect 4-0 against Illinois Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Crusaders will be playing at home against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

As a matter of fact, St. Mary's put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They lost 65-42 to Rogue River. Even if the Crusaders couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Meanwhile, Illinois Valley came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Bonanza on Friday as they made off with a 34-14 win.

Illinois Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

St. Mary's strolled past Illinois Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a score of 21-6. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.