Football Preview: Brother Rice Warriors vs. De La Salle Collegiate Pilots
Brother Rice has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the De La Salle Collegiate Pilots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Brother Rice is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Catholic Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brother Rice lost 37-14 to Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Shamrocks are ranked first).
Meanwhile, De La Salle Collegiate ended up a good deal behind Catholic Central last Sunday and lost 31-14. The Pilots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Anthony Bitonti put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 63 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Brother Rice's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for De La Salle Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Brother Rice was dealt a bruising 54-7 loss at the hands of De La Salle Collegiate when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of De La Salle Collegiate's Sante Gasperoni, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 191 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes. Now that Brother Rice knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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