Football Preview: Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets vs. Aquinas Institute Little Irish
Rush-Henrietta hasn't had much luck against Aquinas Institute recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will be staying on the road to face off against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Rush-Henrietta beats Aquinas Institute with 13 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Rush-Henrietta secured a 13-7 W over University Prep Charter on Friday. That's two games straight that the Royal Comets have won by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Aquinas Institute came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 21-6 victory over the Knights.
The critical scores for Aquinas Institute came from Trent Buttles, Derrion Battle, and Jeff Logan.
Aquinas Institute didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Buttles picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Aquinas Institute pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Rush-Henrietta, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Rush-Henrietta might still be hurting after the 50-24 loss they got from Aquinas Institute when the teams last played back in October. Can Rush-Henrietta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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